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Shein

  • Thursday, 16 May, 2024
    Shein switches focus to London after New York IPO stalls

    E-commerce giant’s proposed US listing appears stuck amid trade tensions between Washington and Beijing

    Montage of Shein logo, models and executive chair Donald Tang
  • Sunday, 31 March, 2024
    Shein profits double to over $2bn ahead of planned listing

    Fast-fashion group is seeking Chinese approval for IPO in New York or London

    A person walking past a Shein billboard in London
  • Monday, 25 March, 2024
    Moral Money
    Is time running out for fast fashion? Premium content

    Retailer Shein is under attack from French lawmakers as it gears up for a public listing

    A person walks past an advertisement for Shein’s spring sale
  • Sunday, 10 March, 2024
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    Shein’s fast fashion rivals may find stores are their best defence Premium content

    Zara’s owner Inditex is improving sales by upgrading and expanding its flagship locations

    Shoppers walk past a Zara clothes store
  • Wednesday, 28 February, 2024
    IPOs
    Shein’s London IPO flirtation

    Tactical trial balloon or a real possibility?

  • Tuesday, 27 February, 2024
    Shein considers London listing if US IPO blocked over ties to China

    Online fast-fashion group weighs UK as back-up option following scrutiny by American regulators and politicians

    A Shein pop-up store in New York
  • Tuesday, 27 February, 2024
    Lex
    Shein could boost falling expected valuation with London listing Premium content

    The City, despite its absence of tech names, understands fast fashion and would be likely to offer a warm welcome

    Shein’s logo on a clothes hanger
  • Tuesday, 13 February, 2024
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    China’s Temu grabs suppliers ditched by rival Shein over factory standards

    PDD Holdings-owned marketplace takes on Chinese sellers of cheap goods as fast-fashion competitor prepares for IPO

    The Temu app on a mobile phone
  • Monday, 12 February, 2024
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    Imran Khan rises again in Pakistan

    Pakistan’s shocking election results have left the country in turmoil

  • Wednesday, 7 February, 2024
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    Viral TikTok fashion trends pose new threat to fast fashion’s leaders Premium content

    The retailers quickest at bringing popular designs to market are grabbing more market share

    A customer walking past a display of Round Mini Shoulder bags in a Uniqlo store in Tokyo, Japan last month
  • Wednesday, 7 February, 2024
    Shein seeks Chinese regulators’ tacit approval for US public offering

    Online fast-fashion retailer in delicate dance with Beijing despite severing Chinese roots

    A model walks the runway during the Shein’’s ‘Endless Summer Show’ in Paris
  • Friday, 2 February, 2024
    News in-depth
    Shein battles counterfeiting lawsuits as online retailer pursues US IPO

    Singapore-based fast-fashion company says it ‘takes all claims of infringement seriously’

    Models present creations during Shein ‘Endless Summer’ fashion show in Paris last June
  • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
    Ecommerce
    West’s love for Shein and Temu drives ecommerce boom for air freighters

    Logistics groups see sustained demand for fast delivery of goods from China to western markets

    The Temu app on a smartphone
  • Wednesday, 6 December, 2023
    LexJune Yoon
    The Lex Newsletter: Amazon battles Shein’s shoo-in potential Premium content

    China’s fast-fashion upstart brazenly parks itself on US ecommerce rival’s turf ahead of blockbuster listing

    Customers hold Shein bags outside a showroom in Tokyo
  • Friday, 1 December, 2023
    News in-depth
    Reclusive Shein founder Sky Xu prepares to enter the spotlight with IPO

    Chinese ecommerce tycoon behind fast-fashion group beloved by the Instagram generation prefers to fly below the radar

    Shein brick-and-mortar pop up inside Forever 21 at the Ontario Mills Mall
  • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
    Lex
    Fast fashion: Shein is no shoo-in for pricey IPO Premium content

    The group’s business model invites regulatory and political scrutiny in the US

    A woman browses through clothes displayed at a Shein pop-up store in Paris
  • Monday, 27 November, 2023
    Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein makes confidential filing for US IPO

    Listing will add to growing momentum for public offerings

    The Shein holiday pop-up shop inside of Times Square’s Forever 21 in New York City
  • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
    Special ReportInvesting in America
    Shein’s US push complicated by its Chinese roots

    On-demand fashion group looks to convince Washington about its labour and sustainability record

    Shoppers inside a Shein store
  • Monday, 30 October, 2023
    Fast-fashion group Shein buys UK brand Missguided

    Chinese online retailer faces growing threat from new rival Temu

    Shein shopping bags
  • Wednesday, 19 July, 2023
    Lex
    Shein/Temu: ultra-fast fashion lacks durability for investors too Premium content

    Rivalry between the two Chinese online platforms has come to the fore

    Clothes are displayed on hangers at a Shein pop-up store
  • Wednesday, 19 July, 2023
    Chinese fast-fashion rivals Temu and Shein take ‘war’ for US to court

    Antitrust suit launched as ecommerce companies top app download charts for sales of ultra-cheap clothing

    A Temu logo seen on a mobile phone
  • Friday, 26 May, 2023
    Indian business & finance
    Reliance seeks retail dominance in India with comeback deal for Shein

    Subcontinent’s biggest company will help Chinese fast-fashion group return with online licensing agreement

  • Monday, 15 May, 2023
    News in-depthChinese business & finance
    Chinese tech entrepreneurs go on global offensive

    Success of TikTok and Shein inspires start-ups to look abroad for growth

    Montage of the Shein app
  • Friday, 17 February, 2023
    Shein gives investors lofty revenue projections as it prepares for IPO

    Online fashion group projects sales of $60bn by 2025 even as competition grows and its valuation tumbles

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    Shein in talks on fundraising that would slash valuation from $100bn to $64bn

    Chinese fast-fashion retailer looking to raise up to $3bn at vastly reduced valuation in response to tech downturn

    The SheIn application and website arranged on a smartphone and a tablet
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