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Starbucks Urged to Enhance Services for the Hearing-Impaired and Individuals Facing Language Challenges

Starbucks Urged to Enhance Services for the Hearing-Impaired and Individuals Facing Language Challenges

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Human Right Commission on Thursday recommended mega coffee chain Starbucks provide sign language services or install kiosks at its drive-through stores to ensure equal access for the hearing-impaired and customers with language challenges. The recommendation was in response to a petition filed by hearing-impaired customers and others [...]

Starbucks Korea Celebrates Liberation Day with Traditional Motifs

Starbucks Korea Celebrates Liberation Day with Traditional Motifs

SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Marking the 78th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japan’s colonial rule, Starbucks Korea revealed its plans on Monday to introduce a line of products celebrating Liberation Day, starting from Tuesday. These offerings will showcase traditional Korean design elements, with items like mother-of-pearl coasters, exquisite mother-of-pearl boxes, and elegantly designed [...]

Starbucks Coffee Korea Seeks New Ventures amid Sales Slowdown

Starbucks Coffee Korea Seeks New Ventures amid Sales Slowdown

SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea, which experienced a slowdown in sales growth last year, is seeking new ventures to secure a fresh growth engine. The company held a board meeting in late March and revised its articles of association to include 65 additional business purposes, according to industry sources. Among the [...]

Starbucks Korea Offers Customers Nostalgia of Yesteryear’s Prices

Starbucks Korea Offers Customers Nostalgia of Yesteryear’s Prices

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea announced on Friday that it will offer its signature product, the Americano, at its original price for a limited period. The move comes as the company celebrates its growing customer loyalty program, with its reward program members surpassing 10 million in January this year. From Feb. 22-24, [...]

Group Files Complaint Against Starbucks Korea over Giveaway Bags Containing Toxic Chemicals

Group Files Complaint Against Starbucks Korea over Giveaway Bags Containing Toxic Chemicals

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic group filed a complaint against Starbucks Coffee Korea on Friday in connection with giveaway picnic bags found to contain toxic chemicals. The company came under fire in July after formaldehyde, a carcinogen, was detected in “summer carry bags,” which it provided to customers who purchased 17 drinks [...]

Starbucks Coffee Korea Announces Official Recall of ‘Summer Carry Bags’ Containing Toxic Substance

Starbucks Coffee Korea Announces Official Recall of ‘Summer Carry Bags’ Containing Toxic Substance

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Starbucks Coffee Korea said Thursday it will launch an official recall of its giveaway picnic bags, after the company came under fire for handing out the merchandise containing a toxic chemical substance. The announcement came after the company apologized over the discovery of formaldehyde in its “summery carry bag” [...]

Starbucks Offers Apology over Toxic Substance in Its Giveaway ‘Summer Carry Bag’

Starbucks Offers Apology over Toxic Substance in Its Giveaway ‘Summer Carry Bag’

SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea offered an apology Thursday over a toxic chemical substance found in its giveaway bags in a move to assuage safety concerns of customers. The move came after a user of an anonymous community app called Blind claimed earlier this month that formaldehyde was found on Starbucks’ “summery [...]