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Shein’s China and ESG risk puts IPO on iffy ground

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4.458 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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The fast-fashion giant is preparing a New York stock market listing. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain how US investors might be wary of links to Beijing, and how its hard-to-recycle $5 tops and sweaters could be vulnerable to future regulation. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The views expressed on this podcast are those of the participants, not Aroids' news.

0:08.0

So the growth is staggering. The company is already very large, and this, I suppose, is what's exciting prospective investors.

0:17.3

You know, they like the appeal of a fast-growing company that seems to have,

0:24.9

you know, ticked a lot of boxes and seems to have outdone some of the other fast fashion players.

0:31.0

Sheehan, the fast fashion giant, is headed for an IPO in New York.

0:35.9

But what will investors make of its Made in China label?

0:39.6

And will they care about the environmental risks from a company that sells throwaway garments for $5?

0:45.9

Stay tuned to find out more on this week's Viewsroom.

0:52.8

Welcome back to the Viewsroom, a podcast from Reuters' Breaking Views,

0:56.5

where columnists from around the world talk about the big stories of the week.

0:59.9

I'm your host, Amy Donovan, coming to you from London.

1:04.7

Sheehan, the fast-fashioned retailer, is preparing for a stock market listing in New York.

1:11.0

Anita Ramaswami is here to co-host this week's episode of The Views Room.

1:15.5

We are delighted to be joined by two of the columnists that have been writing an awful

1:20.4

lot about this company.

1:21.8

Lisa Yuka, who is the Europe business editor for Breaking Views, and for his debut, Anshamandega, who is a columnist in Asia,

1:30.0

that has also been looking at this story, an awful lot.

1:48.6

So Anshamand Lisa, thank you so much for joining us.

1:50.8

It's a great pleasure to be here.

1:52.4

Thanks for having me here.

1:55.3

So Anita, what are your thoughts on Sheehan?

1:59.0

Is it the craze in America that it is in London?

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