Starbucks to close 8,000 US stores for racial-bias training

Announcement after arrest of two black men for ‘trespassing’Training for 175,000 workers on the afternoon of 29 MayStarbucks has moved to try to resolve the uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores, announcing plans to close more than 8,000 US stores for several hours next month to conduct racial-bias training for its nearly 175,000 workers.The announcement came after the arrests last week in Philadelphia sparked protests and calls for a boycott. The two men were