SEATTLE — Koreans in the United States are turning up pressure on Starbucks headquarters in Seattle over the company’s “Tank Day” controversy, argu...

The marketing blunder on South Korea’s most solemn democratic anniversary has reignited a decades-old battle over how the country confronts its authoritarian past.

Controversial ‘Tank Day’ campaign evoked a 1980 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters

Coffee chain has seen 'very significant' drop in sales after campaign that evoked crackdown, local operator says.

Starbucks Korea revealed on Tuesday a series of mishaps leading to its heavily criticised "Tank Day" promotion, including the use of AI to develop the campaign, which it said…

A lack of sensitivity toward one of the country’s defining pro-democracy movements, along with a broken approval chain that failed to screen for po...

Starbucks Korea faces backlash and sales decline over controversial ‘Tank Day' campaign tied to Gwangju Uprising.

The coffee chain sparked public outrage when it attempted to promote a large size of tumbler it calls a “tank” by declaring May 18 to be “Tank Day.” | World News

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Police are currently fielding multiple criminal complaints against not only executives associated with Starbucks and Shinsegae, but political figures as well

SEOUL, May 26 — Starbucks Korea revealed on Tuesday a series of mishaps leading to its heavily criticised “Tank Day” promotion, including the use of AI to develop the...

The coffee chain drew backlash with a marketing campaign for a drink tumbler that is widely perceived as mocking those who died for South Korea’s pro-democracy movement.

It's a scandal that just won't go away for Starbucks in South Korea. The chairman of the coffee chain's local corporate majority owner was compelled to issue a second public…

Starbucks Korea’s weekly payment volume dropped by more than 8 billion won ($5.3 million) in the week following controversy over its “Tank Day” event, data showed Wednesday.

SEOUL, May 27 — Starbucks Korea’s sales have taken a sharp hit after backlash over a promotional campaign accused of mocking one of South Korea’s darkest chapters in modern...

Starbucks Korea is facing one of the biggest crises in its history after a marketing campaign triggered accusations that it mocked South Korea’s historic democr

Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin publicly apologized for Starbucks Korea’s controversial marketing campaign, which has been accused of justi...

Starbucks Korea’s recent marketing blunder, seen as mocking the country’s democracy movements of the 1980s and leading to widespread public outrage...

SEATTLE — Koreans in the United States are turning up pressure on Starbucks headquarters in Seattle over the company’s “Tank Day” controversy, argu...

If a company wishes to be regarded as a national brand trusted by the public, it must do more than complain about unfair accusations; it should actively seek the truth.

Figures show transactions falling by over 8 billion won (US$5.3 million) and app downloads declining