Starbucks Korea head fired after 'Tank Day' promotion sparks public uproar - TradingView

Starbucks Korea head fired after 'Tank Day' promotion sparks public uproar  TradingView

Starbucks Korea sacks CEO over controversial 'Tank Day' promotion

Starbucks withdrew the campaign for its drink tumblers after many said it referenced a bloody crackdown.

Starbucks Korea CEO Fired Over ‘Tank Day’ Ad Evoking Country’s Brutal History

A marketing campaign called “Tank Day” coincided with the anniversary of a military dictatorship’s crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.

By John Yoon

CEO of Starbucks in South Korea fired over controversial ad campaign

The ‘Tank Day’ event has been described as ‘malicious mockery’ of a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protesters The chief executive of Starbucks in South Korea has been fired after the company ran a promotional event using slogans that evoked a massacre of pro-democracy protesters during the country’s dictatorship era, sparking outrage and boycott calls. The coffee chain launched a “Tank Day” campaign on 18 May for its “Tank” tumbler series. The date coincides with one of the most politicall...

By Raphael Rashid in Seoul

Starbucks Korea CEO fired over promotion that evoked military crackdown

'Tank Day' marketing campaign provoked backlash for eliciting bloody suppression of 1980 Gwangju uprising.

Starbucks Korea CEO fired after ‘Tank Day’ promo evokes brutal crackdown on democracy - CNN

Starbucks Korea CEO fired after ‘Tank Day’ promo evokes brutal crackdown on democracy  CNN

Starbucks Korea boss loses job after ‘Tank Day’ promotion misfires

South Korea’s food conglomerate Shinsegae ⁠Group has ⁠fired the head ⁠of Starbucks Korea after a promotion campaign sparked public uproar on the anniversary of pro-democracy protests. Shinsegae, the South Korean licensee of ‌the US coffee chain, said in a statement on Monday that chairman Chung Yong-jin sacked Sohn Jeong-hyun, the head of Starbucks Korea, for carrying out “inappropriate marketing”. Hours earlier the South Korean coffee chain launched ⁠a “Tank Day” promotion, which South Korea...

By Reuters

Starbucks Korea head fired after ‘Tank Day’ promotion sparks public uproar - The Straits Times

Starbucks Korea head fired after ‘Tank Day’ promotion sparks public uproar  The Straits Times

Starbucks South Korea head fired after ‘Tank Day’ promotion sparks public uproar

The coffee chain's "Tank Day" campaign began Monday, which also marks Democratization Movement Day commemorating the student-led Gwangju Uprising of May 1980.

Shinsegae chief apologizes over Starbucks Korea ‘Tank Day’ backlash

Shinsegae Group Chair Chung Yong-jin on Tuesday issued a formal apology over Starbucks Korea’s “Tank Day” marketing campaign, vowing to overhaul the retail group’s decision-making process. “Starbucks Korea, a Shinsegae Group affiliate, yesterday conducted an unforgivable, inappropriate marketing campaign that should have never happened,” he said. “As a result, it left a deep scar on the souls of the May 18 Democratization Movement, their bereaved families and the public. On behalf of (Shinsegae

By The Korea Herald

(LEAD) Shinsegae chairman offers apology over Starbucks Korea's 'Tank Day' event - Yonhap News Agency

(LEAD) Shinsegae chairman offers apology over Starbucks Korea's 'Tank Day' event  Yonhap News Agency

Starbucks Korea chief fired after controversial marketing campaign sparks backlash

Starbucks Korea head fired after 'Tank Day' promotion sparks public uproar - Daily Maverick

Starbucks Korea head fired after 'Tank Day' promotion sparks public uproar  Daily Maverick