Police raid Starbucks' South Korean HQ over ad campaign that evoked massacre

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police raided the headquarters of Starbucks’ local operation as part of an investigation into a controversial marketing campaign that was perceived as defaming 1980s' pro-democracy movements.

South Korean police raided the headquarters of Starbucks’ local operation as part of an investigation into a controversial marketing campaign that was perceived as defaming 1980s' pro-democracy movements.

South Korean police say they’ve raided the headquarters of Starbucks’ local operation as part of an investigation into a marketing campaign perceived as defaming 1980s' pro-democracy movements

South Korean police say they’ve raided the headquarters of Starbucks’ local operation as part of an investigation into a marketing campaign perceived as defaming 1980s' pro-democracy movements

South Korean police raid local Starbucks headquarters over controversial marketing campaign  AP News

South Korean police raided Starbucks Korea over records tied to its "Tank Day" promotion, which was launched on the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju uprising.

South Korean police raided the nation’s Starbucks headquarters on Wednesday to look for evidence that the coffee chain knowingly trivialized a 1980 massacre through its “Tank Day” advertisement campaign. A spokesperson for the Shinsegae Group, Starbucks Korea’s parent company, confirmed the raid was part of an ongoing

South Korean police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters in latest twist over disastrous ad campaign  CNN

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