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Amazon launches Haul to fill your stockings for under $25

Amazon Haul is a Temu, Shein, or TikTok Shop alternative where all products are $20 or less.

TechRadar

Buy Now, Pay Later: Latin America Pressured By Chinese Online Shops

Isidora Olave opens a package containing a T-shirt, a skirt and a handful of glitter stickers shipped to her front door in Santiago, Chile, all the way from China almost 20,000 kilometers (11,800 miles) away.

International Business Times

Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu

Amazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20

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Amazon unveils 'Haul'—its ultra-discount Temu rival selling $1 earrings and $8 leggings

Amazon is trying to address its struggle to inspire online shoppers to do the equivalent of window shopping.

Fortune

Peter Mandelson’s consultancy advised Shein until early 2024

Fast fashion retailer did not appear in list of clients published by Global Counsel, co-founded by Labour peer

The Guardian - UK

‘Amazon tax’ to save Britain’s high streets under consideration by Reeves

The British Retail Consortium, the industry’s trade body, welcomed the idea of reform but warned against the idea of simply punishing online players

The Independent UK

Boohoo boss to step down as review launched that could spark breakup

John Lyttle to stay as CEO of fashion group, which includes Debenhams and Karen Millen, until successor found

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The real reason for Shein’s success? A cognitive bias known as 'temporal discounting'

New research suggests that consumers do care about durability—but it’s rarely top of mind when they’re making a purchase.

Fortune

Shein Customer Orders Boots, Receives Live Scorpion: 'I Thought It Was A Toy -- And Then It Moved'

A college student thought she was dreaming when she found a poisonous scorpion in her package.

International Business Times

Shein Customer Orders Boots, Receives Live Scorpion: 'I Thought It Was a Toy -- And Then It Moved'

A UK college student thought she was dreaming when she found a poisonous scorpion in her Shein package.

Latin Times

Shein doubles profits in UK after sales leap 40% to £1.5bn

Fast-fashion retailer presents ‘real challenge for Boohoo and Asos’ as it considers £50bn IPO, says analyst

The Guardian - UK

Shein's UK sales and profits double ahead of potential London IPO

Shein is already one of the country’s biggest e-commence players despite having only launched in the UK around a decade ago.

Evening Standard

Superdry boss: ‘Shein should pay tax in a fair way or there will be UK bankruptcies’

Julian Dunkerton on how Brexit was an ‘economic disaster’ and why the brand is focusing on ‘preppy classics’

The Guardian - UK

Gen Z supports sustainability – and fuels ultra-fast fashion. How does that work?

Generation Z has been called “the sustainability generation”.

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The Independent UK

Shein faces scrutiny in Italy over possible greenwashing

Italy’s antitrust watchdog is investigating the online fastfashion giant Shein for potentially making misleading claims about its sustainability practices

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A TikToker Got More Than She Bargained For In Her Shein Package: ‘Wanted To Throw Up’

“I dumped the packages out and they fell out onto my feet and the ground.”

Fortune

Superdry's boss would force Shein to pay more taxes if he could

Critics have highlighted that Shein has avoided paying taxes on low-value packages owing to a loophole.

The Guardian - UK

Where does the UK’s fast fashion end up? I found out on a beach clean in Ghana

There are enough garments in the world to dress the next six generations. Yet the number of clothes being produced in the global north is soaring – and poisoning poorer countries

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The Guardian - UK

Planned Shein IPO needs closer scrutiny, says former Labour minister

Trade committee head Liam Byrne wants checks on firm’s possible supply chain links to forced labour

Roll Call

White House says Congress has to act on 'de minimis' tariffs - Roll Call

The White House, having moved to narrow the use of a tariff exemption on small orders, says Congress still has to legislate on the matter.

International Business Times

US Crackdown On Tax-Free Imports Hits Temu, Shein Hard

Shein and Temu downplayed the impact of the crackdown on their business, stating that their growth doesn't depend on the tax-free policy.

International Business Times

China Rejects US Tariff Hike And Pledges To Safeguard Businesses

China urged the US to immediately correct and lift all tariffs imposed on Chinese goods.

Fortune

Zara parent Inditex sees retail profits surge to €2.8 billion as its new collection lures more shoppers

Inditex, which also owns Pull&Bear, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, and Stradivarius, said its spring and summer collections were "very well received."

International Business Times

US Regulators Warn About Deadly Baby Products On Shein, Temu

Fortune

Temu's billionaire founder lost his title as China's richest person just 20 days after winning it

Colin Huang’s net worth tanked $14.1 billion after disappointing earnings results.

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