Inside Shein's Paris store opening: Huge lines, protests — and prices that surprised shoppers

Tech Insider : Business, Climate Crisis, Environment
Paris Shein store.
Dozens of people lined up for the store's opening.

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‘These Horrible Objects Are Illegal’: French Authorities Discover Alleged Child Sex Dolls on Shein

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A Shein distribution center in Indiana

I ordered from Temu and worried my order would be slapped with a tariff

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
A Temu box covered in heart stickers and broken heart stickers

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

Shein Uses Likely AI-Generated Luigi Mangione to Model Shirts

Gizmodo
AI generated face of Luigi Mangione appears on a model

Urban Outfitters says Trump closing the de minimis loophole won't hurt it — but it'll hit competitors like Shein

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(composite image) An Urban Outfitters store and Shein's website.
Urban Outfitters' CEO said the company will not suffer too much from the closure of the de minimis loophole.

Associated Press

3 charts show Shein's big leaps in a key market ahead of its IPO

Tech Insider : Business, Style
A girl unwraps a black Shein skirt
Shein and other fast-fashion companies have come under scrutiny for chemicals in their clothing.

Rodrigo Arangua/AFP via Getty Images

Shein, semaglutide, and 8 other words people mispronounced the most in 2024

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The exterior of the Shein Activation at the Shein VIP party during Parklife Festival at Heaton Park on June 8, 2024 in Manchester, England.
A Shein Activation in England earlier this year. The fast-fashion brand is pronounced "SHE-in."

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Fast fashion is made with alarmingly high amounts of toxic chemicals, say authorities. 5 substances can affect your immune system.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
A girl unwraps a black Shein skirt
Shein and other fast-fashion companies have come under scrutiny for chemicals in their clothing.

Rodrigo Arangua/AFP via Getty Images

Amazon's new discount section 'Haul' looks like a Temu version of Temu

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Amazon Haul screen
Amazon has launched Haul in beta form — and it's coming for Temu. (Or at least it's trying to.)

Amazon

America's trade war is coming for Gen Z's favorites

Tech Insider : Economy
A stock arrow dragging a Temu grocery basket upward
Gen Z could see higher prices in the coming years when they buy from Shein and Temu.

Yevgen Romanenko/Getty, Tyler Le/BI

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