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Shein faces exit from Paris department store after backlash

Shein faces exit from Paris department store after backlash
South China Morning Post Tuesday 16 June 2026, 17:02 UTC By Xiaofei Xu 1 min read
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A department store in central Paris announced on Tuesday the end of its cooperation with Chinese ultra-fast fashion giant Shein, which, French media reported, could see the e-commerce platform’s first physical store closed by this Christmas. La Societe des Grands Magasins (SGM), owner of the historic BHV Marais, which sits opposite Paris City Hall a few hundred meters from Notre-Dame cathedral, has sold the store to a group of executives, led by Karl-Stephane Cottendin, the group’s outgoing...

A department store in central Paris announced on Tuesday the end of its cooperation with Chinese ultra-fast fashion giant Shein, which, French media reported, could see the e-commerce platform’s first physical store closed by this Christmas. La Societe des Grands Magasins (SGM), owner of the historic BHV Marais, which sits opposite Paris City Hall a few hundred meters from Notre-Dame cathedral, has sold the store to a group of executives, led by Karl-Stephane Cottendin, the group’s outgoing CEO,... [Image text:] MARAS HEBHV
Shein (PERSON) Paris (LOCATION) Chinese (ORG) French (ORG) La Societe des Grands Magasins (ORG) BHV Marais (LOCATION) Paris City Hall (LOCATION) Notre-Dame (ORG) Karl-Stephane Cottendin (PERSON)
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