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Starbucks Korea Apologizes After 'Tank Day' Marketing Blunder

The chairman of Shinsegae Group personally apologized for Starbucks Korea's controversial 'Tank Day' marketing event, which critics linked to South Korea's 1980s pro-democracy movement. The apology acknowledges the hurt caused to the public.

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