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Shein goes to the stock market

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Shein is a big online shop for fashion. The clothes are very cheap there. Now the firm goes to the stock market in Hong Kong. This happens on September 1. Shein wants to sell 280 million shares. The firm wants to earn almost 1.8 billion dollars with this. But the value of the firm drops right now.

The business of Shein runs worse right now. The firm earns less money than before. Recently there was even a loss of 99 million dollars. There are new rules for taxes in the USA. The competition with other firms is also big. Shein wants to use the new money for tech. New customers in other lands are also important.

Many people criticize the firm Shein. The criticism concerns bad conditions for the workers. There are accusations about forced work in the factories. The eco balance of the firm is also very bad. The clothes shall not last long. There were already high money fines for Shein in France. The firm defends itself against this criticism.

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Definitions

Stock market step
A stock market step is when a firm sells its parts at the stock market for the first time. People can buy shares of the firm then.
Shares
A share is a small part of a firm. If you buy a share, a small part of this firm belongs to you.
Forced work
Forced work means that people must work against their will. They are often threatened or treated badly.
Eco balance
The eco balance shows how much a firm harms or helps nature. It is about trash or exhaust gases for example.

Locations

Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a big city in the south of China with a very important finance place.
China
China is a very big land in Asia with the most factories for clothes worldwide.
Singapore
Singapore is a small island state in Asia and the current main seat of Shein.

Sources

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Standard

Chinesischer Billigmodehändler Shein startet Milliarden-Börsengang

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Logo The Guardian
The Guardian

Fast-fashion giant Shein aims for $27bn valuation in Hong Kong market debut

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Logo FAZ
FAZ

Shein Börsengang: IPO in Hongkong am 1. September

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Logo VOL
VOL

Billigmodehändler Shein startet Milliarden-Börsengang

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