August 24, 2026 9:51 AM

Fast-fashion giant Shein shrinks value to $27 billion, at best, in Hong Kong IPO

Online fast-fashion retailer Shein's valuation has dropped by around 70% from its private market peak four years ago, as it aims to raise up to HK$13.86 billion ($1.77 billion) in its Hong Kong IPO launched on Monday.   The long-awaited Hong Kong IPO comes after Shein, known for selling $5 dresses and $10 jeans to shoppers in about 160 countries, scrapped plans to list in New York and London over the past four years.   It is selling 280 million shares between HK$47.60 and HK$49.50 per shar...

November 4, 2025 6:32 PM

Paris prosecutors probe Shein, other online retailers for alleged child pornography content

Online retail platforms Shein, Temu, AliExpress and Wish are being investigated in France over alleged dissemination of contents including child pornography on their marketplaces, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Tuesday. China's Shein will open its first-ever permanent shop in the BHV department store in central Paris on Wednesday, but French Finance Minister Roland Lescure threatened a countrywide ban of the brand after a consumer watchdog spotted childlike sex dolls sold on its marketpl...

September 25, 2024 4:45 PM

Italy opens greenwashing probe into Shein website

Italy's antitrust agency has launched an investigation into a Dublin-based company that manages the Italian website of online clothing retailer Shein over possible misleading environmental claims on the site. The investigation targets Infinite Styles Services CO. Limited and accuses the company of trying "to convey an image of production and commercial sustainability of its garments through generic, vague, confusing and/or misleading environmental claims," Italy's antitrust authority said in a ...