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Luxury

Kering’s Investor Pullback, Shein vs. France’s Fashion Establishment

Analysts are urging caution on the Gucci owner’s turn-around, while a push into retail by the Chinese ultra-fast fashion giant is ruffling feathers in Paris.

Luxury

Kering’s Investor Pullback, Shein vs. France’s Fashion Establishment

Analysts are urging caution on the Gucci owner’s turn-around, while a push into retail by the Chinese ultra-fast fashion giant is ruffling feathers in Paris.


Retail

Inside Shein’s Fast-Fashion Fight in France

The online fashion giant is facing strong opposition in France from lawmakers, retailers and regulators who criticise its low-cost model and alleged unfair advantages.

Retail

Inside Shein’s Fast-Fashion Fight in France

The online fashion giant is facing strong opposition in France from lawmakers, retailers and regulators who criticise its low-cost model and alleged unfair advantages.


Sustainability

From Shein to Chanel, What Paris Says About the State of Fashion

After a season of designer debuts, we’re looking at whether fashion has delivered on its great reset, as well as the other drama playing out in Paris: Shein’s plans to open its first physical stores. Then there’s the latest luxury sweatshop scandal, and also Taylor Swift.

Sustainability

From Shein to Chanel, What Paris Says About the State of Fashion

After a season of designer debuts, we’re looking at whether fashion has delivered on its great reset, as well as the other drama playing out in Paris: Shein’s plans to open its first physical stores. Then there’s the latest luxury sweatshop scandal, and also Taylor Swift.


Retail

‘A Paroxysm of Disposability’: France’s Distaste for Shein’s Ultra-Fast Fashion

A Change.org petition to ban Shein in France has surpassed 270,000 signatures.

Retail

‘A Paroxysm of Disposability’: France’s Distaste for Shein’s Ultra-Fast Fashion

A Change.org petition to ban Shein in France has surpassed 270,000 signatures.


Retail

Shein Opens Its Supply Network to Fashion Brands to Boost Growth

Other fashion brands can now tap on the fast-fashion retailer’s supply chain, which includes factories that can turn around new designs in 5-7 days, as long as they open a store on its online marketplace.

Retail

Shein Opens Its Supply Network to Fashion Brands to Boost Growth

Other fashion brands can now tap on the fast-fashion retailer’s supply chain, which includes factories that can turn around new designs in 5-7 days, as long as they open a store on its online marketplace.


Retail

Fast Fashion’s Quick Decline: Asos and Boohoo Have That Post-Covid Feeling

New regulatory demands and the rise of the secondhand marketplace have hobbled fast fashion’s heavyweights.

Retail

Fast Fashion’s Quick Decline: Asos and Boohoo Have That Post-Covid Feeling

New regulatory demands and the rise of the secondhand marketplace have hobbled fast fashion’s heavyweights.


Sustainability

Luxury’s Trust Issues

Big brands are taking steps to shore up consumer confidence in their high-end positioning, after a series of sweatshop scandals contributed to a sense of ‘luxury ick.’

Sustainability

Luxury’s Trust Issues

Big brands are taking steps to shore up consumer confidence in their high-end positioning, after a series of sweatshop scandals contributed to a sense of ‘luxury ick.’


Retail

A Chinese E-Commerce Glut Is Meeting Resistance in Latin America

The region is starting to tax the flood of cheap stuff from its lopsided trade partner.

Retail

A Chinese E-Commerce Glut Is Meeting Resistance in Latin America

The region is starting to tax the flood of cheap stuff from its lopsided trade partner.


Global Markets

China’s Fast-Fashion Capital Slows Down Under Trump’s Trade War

Garment factories in Guangzhou are struggling to manage a tempest of geopolitical and economic headwinds.

Global Markets

China’s Fast-Fashion Capital Slows Down Under Trump’s Trade War

Garment factories in Guangzhou are struggling to manage a tempest of geopolitical and economic headwinds.


Sustainability

Can an Ultra-Fast Fashion Brand Be ‘Sustainable’?

US-Australian Shein competitor Princess Polly recently received B Corp certification, gaining a coveted stamp of approval from one of the world’s leading corporate responsibility labels.

Sustainability

Can an Ultra-Fast Fashion Brand Be ‘Sustainable’?

US-Australian Shein competitor Princess Polly recently received B Corp certification, gaining a coveted stamp of approval from one of the world’s leading corporate responsibility labels.