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South Korean police raid local Starbucks HQ over controversial marketing campaign
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(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)FILE - A Starbucks sign is seen outside the coffee company's global corporate headquarters, May 11, 2026, in Seattle.
(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean police raided the headquarters of Starbucks’ local operation as part of an investigation into a controversial marketing campaign that was perceived as defaming 1980s' pro-democracy movements.
Investigators searched the Starbucks headquarters in southern Seoul on Tuesday, police said Wednesday.
The public outrage prompted Shinsegae Group, which owns a 67.5% stake in Starbucks Korea, to cancel the campaign within hours.
Starbucks Korea closed all of its stores nationwide early on June 22 for mandatory history and social sensitivity training.