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Shein

  • Friday, 4 October, 2024
    Shein’s elusive founder holds pre-IPO investor meetings in London

    Sky Xu’s pitch comes as fast-fashion group still awaits regulatory approvals

    People walk past a Shein poster ad
  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    News in-depth
    How China’s ‘Shein village’ grabbed the fast fashion supply chain

    Thousands of factories depend on the retailer but rivals are putting pressure on a model based on speed and thin margins

    A large room full of piles of bundled clothing products
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    Shein faces greater political scrutiny ahead of planned London IPO

    Labour MP calls for UK government to ban imported products made by forced labour in Chinese region of Xinjiang

    Clothes at the Shein pop-up store in New York
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    LexUK retail industry
    UK fast fashion cannot match Shein’s style

    Rise of Chinese company has hurt Asos and Boohoo but many problems are of their own making

    Montage featuring three models wearing fashion clothing and the logos of Boohoo and Asos
  • Monday, 26 August, 2024
    Inside BusinessEleanor Olcott
    What Shein’s supply chain says about the future of Chinese manufacturing

    Factory workers are deserting the garment industry as the population ages

    Workers producing garments at a textile factory that supplies clothes to fast fashion e-commerce company Shein in Guangzhou
  • Sunday, 14 July, 2024
    Shein’s pursuit of London IPO puts UK regulator under spotlight

    FCA must balance Britain’s governance reputation against boon for City that blockbuster listing would bring

    A line of shoppers outside a Shein pop-up store in Ontario, Canada
  • Friday, 12 July, 2024
    Due Diligence
    Forget Sun Valley, this is the hottest invite in business Premium content

    Plus, a profile of Shein’s spokesperson-in chief and why the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery maker is tapping wealthy families for cash

    Anant Ambani and fiancée Radhika Merchant
  • Friday, 12 July, 2024
    News in-depth
    Donald Tang: the master of reinvention brought in as Shein’s public face

    Executive whose rise on Wall Street won fame in his native China faces tough task at fashion group planning London IPO

  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2024
    Shein to launch €200mn fund to tackle fashion waste as it awaits IPO approval

    Fast-fashion group faces allegations over its supply chain and lack of sustainability

    Workers produce garments at a factory in Guangzhou, China, that supplies Shein
  • Thursday, 4 July, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Shein, Temu and the parcel wars

    Restricting trade is not the best way to make Chinese retailers meet product standards

    Workers at rows of tables using sewing machines
  • Thursday, 4 July, 2024
    LexEcommerce
    Amazon should not join Shein and Temu’s race to the bottom Premium content

    As US group faces antitrust lawsuits, it is better to let challengers flame out in a bid for market share

    An Amazon logo on the side of a building
  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
    EU-China relations
    EU takes aim at China’s Temu and Shein with proposed import duty

    European Commission plans to scrap €150 threshold below which goods are exempt from customs duties

    Temu’s app on a smartphone screen
  • Friday, 28 June, 2024
    Shein keeps option of Hong Kong IPO as back-up plan

    Fast-fashion group’s ambition of listing in London is facing scrutiny in UK and China

    Shein clothes on rail
  • Thursday, 27 June, 2024
    Amazon.com
    Amazon set to take on Temu and Shein with new discount section

    Ecommerce giant seeks to mirror cut-price rivals’ business model of direct-from-China offerings

    A delivery worker moves Amazon packages on a cart through a street in New York
  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    FCA urged to block Shein London listing over forced-labour concerns

    Human rights group launches campaign to press regulator to halt potential blockbuster IPO

  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    Lex
    What Shein needs to avoid a London IPO bust Premium content

    Gap must be bridged between how ecommerce group sells itself and what some investors believe it will deliver

    Models at a Shein show with a company logo behind them
  • Monday, 24 June, 2024
    Shein files confidential paperwork ahead of possible London listing

    Singapore-based online fashion group is still waiting for green light from China’s regulators

    Shein sign at a store in Singapore
  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    News in-depth
    Shein sought to reassure US over China supply chain ahead of IPO

    Fashion group’s talks on Xinjiang cotton kept private to avoid being seen as unpatriotic by Beijing

    Shein’s 2023 “Endless Summer Show” and its logo
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    Labour resists calls to close tax loophole used by Shein

    Rivals demand crackdown on Chinese-founded fast-fashion company ahead of its planned London IPO

    Customers hold Shein shopping bags outside a Shein store in Tokyo, Japan
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
    Nvidia claims top spot

    The US chipmaker becomes the world’s most valuable company

  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    News in-depth
    Shein chases new revenue streams as it prepares for London listing

    Ecommerce company has been diversifying away from fast fashion and trying to improve customer loyalty

    A person walks past an advertisement for Shein in London
  • Friday, 14 June, 2024
    Shein tries to suppress chair’s claim that fashion retailer is ‘American’

    Donald Tang’s remarks are said to have annoyed Chinese officials who need to approve London IPO

    Donald Tang
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    US senator urges UK to investigate Shein’s labour practices ahead of IPO

    China hawk Marco Rubio says allegations of ‘unethical and irresponsible business practices’ should be vetted before London listing

    Marco Rubio at a hearing
  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    Fund managers give cool reception to prospect of Shein London IPO

    ESG concerns may undermine support for potential blockbuster flotation

    Accessories at a Shein pop-up store in Spain
  • Sunday, 2 June, 2024
    Shein fashion group plans to file for London listing in coming days

    Confidential filing would lay groundwork for blockbuster IPO and provide a coup for faltering UK stock exchange

    A woman takes a selfie at a Shein pop-up store
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