Starbucks Korea payments drop 26 pct after controversial promotion sparks backlash
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Source: South Korea
Published: 2026-05-27 15:18 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, Human Rights, South Korea, Asia Pacific
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SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- Payments at Starbucks Korea plunged more than 26 percent in just one week, industry data showed Wednesday, after a controversial promotional event on the pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju in 1980 sparked national backlash.
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