Shein wants to go public

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🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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The Chinese apparel company Shein, a favorite of Gen Z shoppers and the latest frontier in US-China tensions, has indicated it plans to go public in 2024. In an episode we first released earlier this year, Vogue Business editor Hilary Milnes explains all the drama surrounding the ecommerce giant. This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette and Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Chinese fashion behemoth Sheehan is one of the fastest growing companies in the world,
0:06.0	which means the people of planet Earth like it?
0:10.0	But it has so many critics.
0:12.0	Designers say Shee and steals from them.
0:14.3	She and straight up just stole my pure wet sport design.
0:18.3	Influencers say they've been misled.
0:20.8	I make mistakes, I'm imperfect. I'm forever growing and evolving and
0:25.2	that's like probably one of my favorite things about myself.
0:27.8	Danny sorry about that trip to China. Congress said Sheans being deceptive
0:31.7	about who makes the clothes.
0:33.2	Consumers don't all things being equal want to purchase goods that are contaminated by slave labor or forced labor.
0:40.1	And a vogue editor says the clothes are just not that good.
0:43.1	These are not very well-made clothing.
0:45.7	They are not made to last.
0:47.4	On Today explained, as she and flirts with going public an episode
0:51.0	we first ran earlier this year on why this hated company is so beloved
0:55.8	and why this beloved company is so hated.
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