Starbucks Korea CEO fired after ‘Tank’ tumblers evoke memories of brutal crackdown on democracy

apology as the representative of the group,” Chung said. The marketing “deeply hurt the public, the bereaved families, and the victims of the May 18 demonstration.”

Shares of Shinsegae’s discount retail chain E-Mart 139480.KS, which owns a 67.5% stake in Starbucks Korea that is now called SCK Company, ended down 5.5% at the close of trade in Seoul.

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