"Shein is soaring in popularity because people still refuse to grasp that cheap clothing comes at a very steep price to other humans and our planet," said Aja Barber, author of "Consumed".

Kat herself was influenced by all the videos on her feed of other people trying out the Shein returns process at Forever 21.

Since then it has grown into a global behemoth, best known for selling on-trend clothing, mostly to a Gen Z customer base. A big part of the appeal? The price. The average cost of a Shein-branded ...

Shein's executive chairman is more public, but he sparked scrutiny from Beijing in a recent speech.

Shein has quickly become one of the most popular fashion brands in the world. It has completely upended the industry by offering trendy clothing at affordable prices. Its fast-fashion style ...

Unlike other major retailers, Shein (and Temu) notoriously ship clothes in countless small packages, each less than the threshold to which an import tariff would apply. This controversial approach ...

A Canadian investigation found that 20% of Shein clothes that were tested had toxic chemicals in their products. A report from Greenpeace Germany found very high levels of Phthalates in shoes and ...

Shein, the Chinese-founded online fashion giant, is set to file in the coming days with regulators over a potential London stock market listing, UK media reported Monday. A float, which could ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Online fast-fashion retailer Shein has been racing to hide remarks by its chair that claim it is ...

Roughly three years later, in 2015, Xu had expanded his site to selling other women’s clothes, shortening the name to Shein, launching an app and moving the company’s headquarters to Guangzhou ...