Starbucks marketing blunder complicates South Korea’s elections

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When Shinsegae Group chairman Chung Yong-jin bowed before cameras in Seoul on May 26, 2026, it marked his second public apology in two weeks. The controversy stemmed from a Starbucks Korea promotion launched on May 18, the anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising, promoting a large tumbler branded as a “tank” while marketing the date itself […]The post Starbucks marketing blunder complicates South Korea’s elections appeared first on Asia Times.