Starbucks to shut 8,000 stores in US for 'race training'

The move comes after the firm had to apologise over last week's arrest of two black men who were waiting to meet someone in a Starbucks in Philadelphia

Coffeehouse chain Starbucks has announced to shut its over 8,000 stores in the US on May 29 to conduct anti-bias training. The move comes after the firm had to apologise over last week's arrest of two black men who were waiting to meet someone in a Starbucks in Philadelphia. Starbucks' chief executive Kevin Johnson said he had been "learning what we did wrong and the steps we need to take to fix it".

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