USA Today reports:
Starbucks will attempt a dramatic move toward racial reconciliation Tuesday as it closes 8,000 stores across the nation for an afternoon of anti-bias training.
Up to 180,000 employees at Starbucks stores and at its headquarters will receive training from a “tool kit” that will “focus on understanding prejudice and the history of public accommodations in the United States.” Starbucks also said future training will address “all aspects of bias and experience.”
The sessions are scheduled to begin after the lunch rush, but the training is going to be costly, with some experts estimating the undertaking will cost more than $12 million in lost profit alone.