South Korean police raided Starbucks Korea headquarters amid an investigation into a marketing campaign that trivialized the 1980 Gwangju uprising and referenced a notorious torture death from the era.
La policía surcoreana realizó una redada en la sede de Starbucks Corea tras una denuncia por difamación contra ejecutivos debido a una campaña promocional que coincidió con el aniversario del levantamiento prodemocrático de Gwangju de 1980.
South Korean police raided Starbucks national headquarters over defamation claims regarding a 'Tank Day' tumbler promotion launched on the 1980 Gwangju Uprising anniversary, which sparked outrage and a boycott.
Melius Research upgraded Starbucks to "hold" from "sell," citing proof that CEO Brian Niccol's "Back to Starbucks" plan is boosting profitability and customer traffic. The upgrade follows strong earnings, with North America operating margin expanding for the first time since early 2024.
Starbucks raised its full-year outlook for fiscal 2026 after reporting its fourth consecutive quarter of same-store sales growth, exceeding analyst expectations for earnings and revenue, driven by cafe renovations, menu improvements, and a "Back to Starbucks" strategy.
Starbucks is developing its own AI tools to replace software currently licensed from Microsoft and IBM, aiming to cut annual spending. Some tools may launch by the end of next year.
Starbucks разрабатывает собственные ИИ-инструменты, которые могут заменить ПО от Microsoft и IBM. Внедрение ожидается до конца 2027 года, что отражает тренд на замену дорогостоящего ПО и влияет на акции технологических гигантов.
Der KI-Boom treibt Tech-Aktien an, insbesondere Halbleiterhersteller wie Samsung und SK Hynix. Starbucks nutzt KI, um von Microsoft und IBM unabhängig zu werden, während Chip-Anlagenbauer wie Applied Materials Expansionen erwarten.
A high school baseball team in South Korea was suspended from competition for six months after players made taunts related to Starbucks' controversial promotional campaign, which was criticized for trivializing the Gwangju Uprising. The ban has sparked debate, with some deeming it excessive.
Un Starbucks à Gimpo, en Corée du Sud, est devenu une attraction majeure en offrant aux clients une vue directe sur la Corée du Nord, symbolisant un contraste saisissant entre le capitalisme mondialisé et la nation communiste recluse. Le site a doublé le nombre de visiteurs de l'Ecoparc de la Paix d'Aegibong depuis son ouverture en novembre 2024.
Güney Kore'nin Seul yakınlarındaki Aegibong Barış Ekolojik Parkı'nda Kasım 2024'te açılan bir Starbucks, Kuzey Kore'yi dürbünle izleme imkanı sunarak on binlerce yerli ve yabancı turisti çekti. Parka giriş için rezervasyon ve askeri kontrol noktasından geçiş gerekiyor.
星巴克今夏推出全新法式風情Bearista熊寶寶系列，以巴黎街頭風格結合可頌元素，共有六款不同造型，並搭配多款穿搭配件。同時，夏季限定「哈密瓜季」推出哈密瓜吉利星冰樂、哈密瓜伯爵茶那堤兩款飲品，以及芒果生乳捲。
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail for assaulting two female police officers and a member of the public at a Manchester airport Starbucks in July 2024. The incident, captured on widely shared mobile phone footage, left officers with injuries including a broken nose and concussion.
Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, from Rochdale, has been jailed for three and a half years after assaulting two female police officers, PC Lydia Ward and PC Ellie Cook, and a Starbucks customer at Manchester Airport in July 2024. The officers sustained injuries, with Ward suffering a broken nose.
Starbucks Korea closed over 2,000 stores for mandatory history training after a controversial campaign. The company faces questions about whether this addresses institutional failure or merely manages consequences, with critics calling for greater transparency and accountability from top management.
Starbucks Corée a fermé plus de 2000 enseignes pour une formation du personnel suite à une publicité controversée liant le "Tank day" à la répression d'un soulèvement prodémocratie, provoquant un tollé et une baisse des ventes.
Starbucks'ın Güney Kore'deki 2.160 şubesinde "zorunlu tarih bilinci ve toplumsal duyarlılık eğitimi" nedeniyle çalışmalar durduruldu. "Tank Günü" kampanyası, Gwangju ayaklanmasını ve polis işkencesini hatırlattığı için tepki çekti.
Starbucks Korea will close all 2,160 stores nationwide early Monday for employee training on historical awareness and social sensitivity, following backlash over a controversial promotion linked to the Gwangju pro-democracy uprising.
Yeni bir kitap, Donald Trump ve Melania Trump'ın Beyaz Saray'da ayrı odalarda kaldığını ve dekorasyon konusunda "savaş" yaşadığını ortaya koyuyor. Trump'ın eşini geride bırakma isteği ve Melania'nın endişeleri çatışmalara yol açmış.
A Starbucks employee in St. Louis claims he was fired after confronting two robbers in December 2023. New video shows the incident where one robber used a fake gun. The employee and a coworker were fired, leading to a wrongful termination lawsuit.
A new book by NYT journalists claims White House staff monitored President Trump's trash due to him discarding high-end silverware and leaving food wrappers. The book also details separate bedrooms for Trump and Melania, and their competing desires for White House renovations.
Police are questioning the head of Shinsegae Group's audit team over allegations that Starbucks Korea's "Tank Day" promotion insulted victims of the 1980 Gwangju pro-democracy movement. The campaign, launched on the anniversary of the movement, used terms that evoked memories of the violent crackdown and a tortured student activist.
Starbucks Coreia do Sul demite CEO e oferece treinamento histórico a funcionários após campanha "SS Tank" ofender vítimas de repressão militar de 1980. A data "Tank Day" e o slogan "Bata na mesa!" geraram indignação pública.
Starbucks Korea will close over 2,000 stores for mandatory history and social sensitivity training after a promotion on May 18, the anniversary of the Gwangju massacre, sparked public outrage and boycotts. The closures will cost an estimated $1.4m in lost sales.
