INDUSTRY BRIEF: Temu and Shein slash U.S. ad spending, warn of price hikes
Chinese-linked e-commerce operators Shein and Temu are slashing their U.S. advertising spending and warning customers of imminent price hikes as the U.S. gets set to start collecting import tariffs on…
BRIEF: Shein London IPO approved by British financial regulator
Britian’s financial regulator has approved a London Stock Exchange listing by Shein, bringing the online fast fashion retailer one step closer to its long-awaited goal of becoming a publicly listed…
BRIEF: Shein profit tumbles 40% as competition heats up
Fast fashion e-commerce company Shein’s sales rose 19% last year to $38 billion, but its profit tumbled nearly 40% to $1 billion amid stiff competition, the Financial Times reported on…
What’s Ahead for China Inc. Under Trump 2.0?
By Doug Young & Rene Vanguestaine As Donald Trump returns to the White House, the landscape of US-China business and technological relations stands at a critical juncture. Having closely followed…
Shein loses its shine on bumpy path to London listing
The fast fashion giant’s lack of transparency about its cotton sourcing could hurt its valuation in the long and turbulent journey to its IPO Key Takeaways: Shein’s reported plan to…
China Inc Under Trump, and a Property Developer’s Rapid Reorganization
What should Chinese companies expect in Trump 2.0? And a mid-tier property developer advances a plan to reorganize its offshore debt at lightning speed. By Doug Young & Rene Vanguestaine…
PODCAST: China Talks with EU on EV Tariffs, and Indonesia Eyes Temu Ban
China and the EU are trying to reach a deal to avoid EU tariffs on Chinese EVs. And Indonesia asks Apple and Google to evict China's popular Temu e-commerce app.