Starbucks Offers Apologies After Police Asked to Leave Store -Reuters
July 08 2019 - 12:07PM
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--Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) posted a letter apologizing to police
officers in Tempe, Ariz., after an employee asked them to leave a
store at the request of another customer, Reuters reported.
--The incident took place on July 4, the report said, adding
that users of Twitter made comments in support of the police and
tweeted a #boycottstarbucks hashtag.
--Rossann Williams, the company's EVP, president U.S. Retail,
said in an apology posted on the company's website that the
officers "were made to feel unwelcome and disrespected, which is
completely unacceptable."
--The apology also said Starbucks will host "Coffee with a Cop"
events to bring together residents and police offices to "discuss
relevant issues and find common ground."
Full story:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-starbucks-arizona-police/starbucks-apologizes-to-police-after-six-officers-were-asked-to-leave-arizona-store-idUSKCN1U20I9
--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
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