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Shein

  • 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
  • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
    News in-depthEcommerce
    Shein copycats chase its explosive growth

    Rivals seek to ride coattails of Chinese fast-fashion giant set to become world’s biggest specialist clothes seller

    A montage of the Temu and IfYooou platforms on smartphones and the Shein logo in front of Shein clothing on racks
  • Friday, 7 October, 2022
    China’s Shein sheds up to one-third of its value in stake sales

    Fast-fashion retailer popular with Gen-Z shoppers has been valued at $65bn-$85bn in private markets

    A dress at Shein’s store in Barcelona
  • Saturday, 14 May, 2022
    News in-depthEcommerce
    Boohoo and Asos bullish despite pandemic threat to fast fashion

    Online retailers retain lofty growth ambitions even as costs surge

    Montage of models and Boohoo and Asos logos
  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    Moral Money
    Top asset managers shun investor climate proposals Premium content

    Plus, fast-fashion company Shein aims to green its reputation and Japan faces a #MeToo moment

    Lael Brainard, vice-chair of the US Federal Reserve
  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    FT Alphaville
    Further reading

    Nuclear power; Shein on; Flash Bros; Mackenzie Scott

  • Monday, 13 December, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Fast fashion’s new superpower: Shein

    The cost of flying cargo around the world has reached record levels in the run-up to Christmas

  • Thursday, 9 December, 2021
    The Big Read
    Shein: the Chinese company storming the world of fast fashion

    The brand has become the biggest in the US market by being cheaper and faster than rivals like Zara. But is its model sustainable?

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