Overview
- Shein and retail group SGM announced six permanent stores in France, including a flagship presence at Paris’s BHV Marais.
- A petition titled “Paris mérite mieux que Shein!” has surpassed 79,000 signatures and its organizer says it is trending toward 100,000.
- Deputies Anne-Cécile Violland and Antoine Vermorel-Marques sent a letter urging the prime minister to block the Shein–BHV arrangement via the Caisse des dépôts.
- BHV is facing backlash with reported retailer departures and a stadium naming refusal following the partnership announcement.
- TF1 Info’s fact-check found the claim that 70% of clothes are never worn is overstated, citing Ademe research showing 44% of people hold items still effectively new.