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Shein unveils designer collections under EvoluShein incubator programme

Fast fashion giant Shein has unveiled the collections of designers from its Shein x Designer Incubator Programme under the EvoluShein by Design initiative. According to the company, the project aims to accelerate the use of “preferred materials and scaling responsible manufacturing processes”. Six US-based participating designers – Alexandria...

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Shein hosts live fashion show for AW23 collection

Fast fashion giant Shein took to a new format over the weekend to present its latest autumn/winter 2023 collection, opting to unveil nine of the pieces via a livestreamed runway show on social media. Dubbed ‘Shein Live: Front Row’, the shoppable livestream lasted three hours and was co-hosted by actress and influencer Taela Dunn and Shein host...

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Shein's UK subsidiary surpasses 1 billion pounds in sales

The UK subsidiary of China-based fashion giant Shein Group generated sales of over 1 billion pounds in the 16 months from September 6 2021 to December 31 2022 as the company continued its international expansion. The UK division made sales of 1.12 billion pounds and a profit of 9.8 million pounds in the period, according to filings at Companies...

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Frasers Group in talks to sell Missguided to Shein, report says

Frasers Group is reportedly looking to sell its Missguided label less than 18 months after buying the business out of insolvency. The group, which owns Sports Direct, House of Fraser, and Jack Wills, among others, is in “detailed negotiations” with fast fashion retailer Shein over a potential sale of Missguided, according to a Sky News report....

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Shein takes rival Temu to court over allegations of copied images

Chinese e-commerce companies Shein and Temu are continuing to battle it out in court, this time with new allegations regarding potentially copied imagery by Temu. Shein filed the lawsuit against Temu in London's High Court, claiming that it had "identified thousands of instances" where Temu sellers had used Shein images for their products....

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Shein’s attempts to provide scholarships to design school met with backlash

Fast fashion giant Shein has been met with protests and backlash against its attempts to send 40,000 dollar scholarships to a design school in Los Angeles. The company had set out to supply the funding to students at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM), offering to pay the full-tuition for 12 of the attendees. Those selected...

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Shein and Sparc Group establish strategic partnership to explore new strategies

Shein has entered a strategic partnership with Sparc Group in a bid to expand the duo’s reach across the US and explore new business strategies. While Shein will acquire an around one-third interest in Sparc Group, the firm that oversees Authentic Brands Group and Simon Property Group, Sparc is to become a minority shareholder in the Chinese...

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Shein reports record profits as IPO rumours heighten

Fast fashion giant Shein has seen its highest profit ever during the first half of 2023, the company is believed to have told investors in an internal memo. According to the letter from executive vice chairman Donald Tang, obtained by CNBC, the company’s sales volume growth had accelerated alongside improving profits over the period. Tang wrote:...

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H&M is no stranger to copying designs, so why sue Shein?

In 2013, one prominent high street retailer, H&M, faced allegations of unashamedly replicating the latest catwalk trends with near literal translations for its collections. The copies included a white cropped Balenciaga bustier with identical slits, a black Celine 'Sable' dress featuring a recognizable deep V-neck woven with mesh fabric, and a...

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Shein faces another lawsuit, this time with H&M

In what has now added to a growing list of legal disputes, Shein is facing yet another lawsuit for copyright infringement, this time brought on by fast fashion retail giant H&M. The Swedish group has opened a case against Shein and Zoetop Business, a Hong Kong-based company that previously owned Shein and has been listed as one of the...

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Chinese retailer Temu files lawsuit against rival Shein over antitrust laws

In what is set to build on an escalating rivalry, Chinese e-tailer Temu has now filed a lawsuit against Shein accusing its rival of violating US antitrust laws when dealing with clothing manufacturers. The case has been filed in Boston federal court, and claims that Shein had abused its market power in a bid to coerce manufacturers to shun Temu....

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Independent designers accuse Shein of extortion and intellectual property infringement

Chinese fast fashion giant Shein has been accused of "large-scale and systematic theft of the intellectual property of major and minor American designers" and of committing infringement-related extortion, The Fashion Law wrote. Independent designers, Krista Perry, Larissa Martinez and Jay Baron claimed Shein is responsible for violating...