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Shein contextualises its Paris 'closure': It was 'a limited-time initiative'

Madrid – Following the latest controversial reports regarding the physical space launched by Shein in Paris at the end of 2025, the popular online retail platform has sought to offer its own version of events. It aims to clarify how and in what context it will close its doors at the BHV department store in the Marais district of Paris. The new...

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BHV Marais sold to management team: partnership with Shein ends

SGM, co-founded by Frédéric Merlin, announced on Tuesday that it is selling the business of BHV Marais to the Parisian department store's “management team”. The team has decided to “end” the controversial partnership with Shein, calling it a “strategic mistake”. Société des grands magasins (SGM), which has operated BHV Marais since 2023, has...

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Shein to open in provincial BHV stores this Wednesday, following Paris debut

Initially announced for late 2025, Shein stores are opening this Wednesday in four provincial BHV department stores. The rollout comes four months after the outcry caused by the brand's first permanent store opening at BHV Marais in Paris. These openings in French cities Limoges, Angers, Dijon, Grenoble and Reims stem from a partnership unveiled...

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Brookfield Asset Management: How “Canadian Warren Buffett” became new owner of BHV Marais

The iconic Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville, with its 45,000 square metres and glass rotunda opposite Paris city hall, officially changed property owner on January 28, 2026. For an estimated sum of nearly 300 million euros, investment firm Brookfield Asset Management acquired the department store's building from the Galeries Lafayette group. This...

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Shein opens first physical store in Paris, drawing bargain hunters to BHV

Paris - Out of “curiosity” or because “it’s cheaper”, customers began to gather outside the department store on Wednesday. They were waiting for the opening of the Shein store at BHV in Paris at 1pm, despite the controversies surrounding the Asian giant's practices. UPDATE France suspends operations of online platform Shein “My husband doesn’t...

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Shein prepares to open a store in Paris' BHV Marais

The Asian ultra-fast fashion giant Shein, criticised for its practices, will open its first-ever permanent physical store in the world at BHV in Paris on Wednesday. The announcement was made on Friday on Instagram by Société des Grands Magasins (SGM), the owner of BHV. The brand, whose factories are mostly in China, will offer its thousands of...

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Disneyland Paris cancels BHV Christmas project over Shein partnership

Disneyland Paris is cancelling its Christmas project with BHV following the announcement of a partnership between the platform Shein and the Parisian department store. The theme park confirmed the news, originally reported by Le Parisien, to AFP on Thursday. Disneyland Paris is France's most visited theme park. It was scheduled to install a...

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French department store operator dropped by investment bank following Shein collab

French department store operator Société des grands magasins (SGM) has seen its deal to acquire the property of the Parisian department store BHV Marais collapse after its new partner, fast fashion giant Shein, caused the withdrawal of a key state-backed investor. SGM, which operates BHV, has condemned what it calls “political pressure” but...