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Starbucks Korea sacks CEO over controversial 'Tank Day' promotion
Starbucks Korea terminated its chief executive, Sohn Jeong-hyun, after the Tank Day promotion sparked public uproar and boycott calls. Reuters reports the firing occurred following the campaign that referenced a brutal 1980 crackdown; BBC notes the promotion prompted a harsh rebuke from the president and a call to boycott, and New York Post also confirms the firing and the campaign’s withdrawal. All three describe the same sequence: leadership dismissal, controversy over the Tank Day marketing and its withdrawal, and widespread public backlash. Discrepancies concern the degree of governmental response and what led to the firing, but the core is consistent across Reuters, BBC, and the New York Post: firing tied to the Tank Day campaign and its fallout."
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Starbucks Korea head fired after 'Tank Day' promotion sparks public uproar
The head of Starbucks Korea has been fired after a marketing campaign sparked public outrage for evoking painful memories of a brutal military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980.
Starbucks Korea sacks CEO over controversial 'Tank Day' promotion
Starbucks Korea's chief executive has been sacked over a campaign perceived as referring to a bloody historical incident. Launched on Monday, the anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising crackdown, the "Tank Day" coffee tumbler promotion sparked calls to boycott Starbucks Korea and prompted a harsh rebuke from President.
Starbucks Korea CEO fired after ‘Tank Day’ promotion sparks public uproar, calls for boycott
See more of our coverage in your search results. SEOUL – The head of Starbucks Korea has been fired after a marketing campaign sparked public outrage and boycott calls for evoking painful memories of a brutal military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980. Shinsegae Group, the retail conglomerate that.