What Next: Why Shein and Temu Are At War

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🗓️ 3 September 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Can fast-fashion giant Shein go public while fending off accusations of bad labor practices, the US government, and a back-and-forth war with newcomer Temu? Guest: Mia Sato, platforms and communities reporter at the Verge. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.6	Sheehan is a retail giant.
0:42.6	It's a company that was recently valued at more than $60 billion,
0:46.7	but you wouldn't necessarily know that from its website.
0:49.6	You might even say, you know, if you're a first-time shopper, is this legit?
0:58.8	It is pop-ups of coupons.
1:00.6	The prices are sort of weird.
1:03.1	The pictures are not uniform.
1:06.3	I've scrolled on She and been like, okay,
1:08.5	this is obviously a very poorly photoshopped image.
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