Dossier
social sensitivity training
Coverage of social sensitivity training in the Nexus archive.
- Starbucks Korea to temporarily shut all stores for history lesson after bungled coffee promotion
Starbucks Korea will temporarily close all 2,000+ stores on 22 June for employees to watch recorded lectures on modern Korean history and 'social sensitivity' training. The closures follow a controversial coffee promotion linked to a pro-democracy massacre, which sparked public and political backlash, and are expected to cost 2.1bn won ($1.4m) in lost sales.
- Starbucks Korea to close stores early for mandatory history training after marketing row
Starbucks Korea will close all stores nationwide early on June 22 for mandatory history and social sensitivity training following a marketing row.