Starbucks Korea, Lefties UK, AI Beauty and Adidas Bangkok

Five global retail stories in one concise briefing: Starbucks Korea’s marketing crisis, retail-crime legislation in Canada and the US, AI-powered beauty at shu uemura, Lefties’ UK launch and Adidas’ community-focused Bangkok store.Five international retail developments in under nine minutes.Alex Rezvan and Jill discuss Starbucks Korea’s response to its Tank Day controversy, organized retail crime legislation in Canada and the US, shu uemura’s AI beauty mirror, Lefties’ UK expansion and Adidas’ community-focused store in Bangkok.The central question: how are culture, technology, value and experience changing the role of the physical store?