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France fines Shein $26 million over consumer rule breaches; Shein to challenge

France fines Shein $26 million over consumer rule breaches; Shein to challenge PARIS, June 3 : France has fined fast-fashion firm Shein about €22 million ($26 million) over issues with returns, product information and order confirmations, a penalty the company described as disproportionate and vowed to challenge. The Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs, and Fraud Control said on Wednesday it had fined Shein €16.7 million for the order confirmation issues and €5.8 million...

France fines Shein €22 million, Shein calls fines disproportionate

France fines Shein €22 million, Shein calls fines disproportionate PARIS, June 3 : France's consumer protection agency fined Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein about €22 million over allegations including issues with returns, inadequate information on products' environmental quality and sending consumers non-compliant order confirmations. Shein called the fines disproportionate and discriminatory and said it would contest them.

Shein, Kmart fight back against Qld retailer in intellectual property dispute

Kmart and Shein claim designs Sabo Skirt said they copied were not original Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 6:14am In short: Kmart and Shein have challenged the originality of designs that Queensland retailer Sabo Skirt said they had copied in an intellectual property dispute. The businesses, alongside online retailers Billy J and Selfie Leslie, have denied that they infringed Sabo Skirt's intellectual property rights and challenged the ownership of the designs. The matter will return to the Federal Court...

AI grifters are creating fake Black people to sell Shein junk

TikTok sellers that appear to be AI generated, in tears. | The Verge Aliyah, a light-skinned Black woman dressed in country-western gear, is struggling to sell metal buckles she handmade on TikTok. In a video for the social media platform from March, she cries to the camera and pleads for views: "Even as a black woman, I have more faith that white women will stay 13 seconds [on this video] to save my belt buckle business," the onscreen text reads.

Everlane Co-Founder, Shocked by Shein Acquisition, Wants a Redo

Michael Preysman, a co-founder of Everlane, is among a cohort of founders who have bemoaned the fate of their brands after giving up control.

Temu Hit With Fine in E.U. Over Sales of Unsafe Goods

The action against Temu comes amid broader European scrutiny of Chinese companies that sell goods in the region. The European Commission is also investigating Shein and AliExpress, two of Temu’s Chinese rivals.

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Phone chargers sold by Amazon, B&Q and eBay pose fire and electric shock risks, investigation finds

Phone chargers sold by Amazon, B&Q and eBay pose fire and electric shock risks, investigation finds A number of phone chargers bought by Which? as part of an investigation were so badly manufactured that anyone using them was at risk of receiving an electric shock - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Consumers face serious safety risks from phone chargers sold online by major retailers including Amazon, B&Q and eBay, a consumer watchdog has warned. An investigation by Which? revealed that...

A new generation is making thrift shopping cool (again)

Thrift shopping is back in fashion. No, it’s not just about wearing your granddad’s clothes (and looking incredible). For a new generation of consumers, it’s about the fun of hunting for treasures — and finding bargains in an economy gripped by inflation.

Phone chargers sold by Amazon, B&Q and eBay can electrocute and explode

Phone chargers sold by Amazon, B&Q and eBay can electrocute and explode More than half the chargers tested were so badly manufactured that anyone using them was at risk of receiving an electric shock Phone chargers sold online by major retailers such as Amazon, B&Q and eBay can electrocute users and explode, a watchdog has warned. bought 15 USB phone chargers from seven online marketplaces and tested them to determine whether they were safe and legal to sell in the UK, finding that nine were...