China’s online retail giant Shein opens its first permanent shop

A supporter of the Jeunes Horizons, the youth wing of the French political party Horizons, holds a placard which reads “Shame on Shein !” to protest the opening of the first physical space of Chinese online fast-fashion retailer Shein at the Le BHV Marais department store, the Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville, in Paris, France, November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier