Dossier
1980 massacre
Coverage of 1980 massacre in the Nexus archive.
- South Korea: Police raid Starbucks offices over 'Tank Day' fiasco
South Korean police raided Starbucks offices over a 'Tank Day' controversy, accusing the company of trivializing a 1980 massacre. The police criticized Starbucks Korea's internal investigation as insufficient.
- A Starbucks ad was so bad the company closed 2,000 stores for history lessons
Shinsegae Group will close over 2,000 locations on June 22 at 3 p.m. following a marketing campaign that referenced a 1980 massacre. The decision was made after the campaign was criticized for evoking historical trauma.