Shein

Chinese fast-fashion pureplay Shein exploded onto the fashion market in disruptive style, quickly becoming a well-known name among its core demographic of social media-savvy 16-to-30-year-olds. The etailer, which sells womenswear, menswear and childrenswear, beauty products and homeware, was started in 2008 in Nanjing, China, by Chris Xu.As well as its presence in the UK, Shein has dedicated online sites for the US, Italy, France, Spain, the Middle East, Australia and Russia, and ships to over 200 countries. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Shein and the fashion sector.

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News
Shein snaps up US fashion brand Everlane - reports
2026-05-18T06:21:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Shein has agreed to purchase US apparel retailer Everlane from its majority owner L Catterton, according to media reports over the weekend.
Analysis
Partnership update: Shein and Clarks grow their marketplaces, B&Q selects new delivery partner, and more
2026-05-05T06:00:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Welcome to the Solutions Spotlight partnership update: Retail Week’s round-up of the latest innovative technology and supply chain tie-ups in retail
Data
Fun leaderboard: the 80 ‘most fun’ retailers, according to consumers
2026-04-30T10:16:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Thanks to data shared with Retail Week by OC&C, we can reveal the UK retailers that consumers say are the most fun to shop with.

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News

Shein partners with THG Fulfil to bring ‘enhanced services’ to UK marketplace

2026-04-29T07:00:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

Shein has partnered with THG Fulfil to launch a suite of enhanced services for UK sellers on its marketplace, Retail Week can reveal.

Feature

Shein and Temu: can retail ever be the same again?

2026-03-26T07:00:00+00:00By Emma Weinbren

The ultimate disruptors, Shein and Temu, have built empires on being ultra-cheap, with traditional high street players left to pay the price. Retaliation from new regulators and customs officials is just around the corner, but after changing what Brits think products are worth, will the industry ever go back to normal?

‘Mango comments raise questions about how fashion industry squares challenges around consumption’
2026-03-13T06:30:00+00:00By Charlotte Hardie
Shein founder praises Chinese origins for success
2026-02-25T07:06:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan
‘Retail’s entrenchment in supply and demand with China means it’s open to threats as well as benefits’
2026-02-23T06:30:00+00:00By Maureen Hinton
EU to launch formal investigation into Shein
2026-02-17T14:28:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev

Chart: Vinted now has more customers in the UK than all but two fashion brands
2026-02-10T00:01:00+00:00By George Arnett and Aoife Morgan
Fashion group behind Missguided triples sales
2026-02-02T16:04:00+00:00By Aoife Morgan
Ranking: the retailers with the happiest workforces in the UK
2026-01-28T07:00:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Chart of the week: Brits to cut fashion spend in new year budgeting push
2026-01-14T11:00:00+00:00By George Arnett

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