Shein has filed to go public and is reportedly seeking up to $90 billion valuation. Here's how the fast-fashion brand chartered a meteoric rise.

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TV personality Sofia Suescun attends a Shein event in Ibiza, Spain. Influencers have helped boost the fast-fashion brand's popularity.

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The Birkenstock brothers are worth $3.4 billion, even after the shoemaker's shares tanked at its IPO

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Customers shop at a Birkenstock store on October 10, 2023 in Venice, California.
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The rise and fall of the Gap: The iconic but beleaguered brand is counting on a new CEO poached from Mattel

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Cut-price fast-fashion retailer Primark is eyeing an ambitious US expansion, opening stores across southern states like Texas and Florida

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The interior of a Primark shop in Birmingham, UK.

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A $20 viral handbag that's an affordable take on the 'quiet luxury' trend was just named the hottest fashion item of 2023 so far

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Uniqlo's $20 shoulder bag.

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A new trailer for the much-hyped Barbie movie has sent shoppers searching online for fluffy mules and pink clothes, with 'Barbiecore' set to be a hot trend in 2023

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Greta Gerwig's new Barbie movie, featuring Margot Robbie.

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Netflix expands its product ambitions in a clothing collab that mashes up the Lacoste crocodile with 'Bridgerton,' 'Stranger Things,' and more

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A sweatshirt from the Netflix-Lacoste collection inspired by "Bridgerton."

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Inside Nike: Sources share claims of sexism, cheating, abuse at the world's wokest brand

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Old Navy wants to solve a major bugbear of female shoppers by selling more dresses with pockets, as it looks for creative ways to boost sales

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Old Navy's new dresses.

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'Trauma entrepreneurs' are accused of using tragedy to make a profit – here's how after a recent college shooting

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Students comfort each other on the Michigan State University campus after a gunman killed 3 people on February 13.

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