Police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters over 'Tank Day' fiasco
3 sources·Updated August 6, 2026
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- Guardian Business·4h agoStarbucks Korea raided by police after ‘Tank Day’ campaign sparks public outrage
Coffee chain has faced backlash over marketing promotion tied to anniversary of Gwangju massacre South Korean police have raided the headquarters of Starbucks Korea as part of an investigation into a marketing campaign accused of trivialising the country’s 1980s pro-democracy…
Read at Guardian Business → - DW News EN·12h agoSouth Korea: Police raid Starbucks HQ over 'Tank Day' fiasco
Starbucks Korea faced major backlash after being accused of trivializing a 1980 massacre. Police say their internal investigation was not thorough enough.
Read at DW News EN → - BBC World·1d agoPolice raid Starbucks Korea headquarters over 'Tank Day' fiasco
People have filed complaints against Starbucks for allegedly making light of the deadly Gwangju Uprising.
Read at BBC World →
