The London stock market dodged a bullet with Shein | Nils Pratley
China’s fashion giant will list in Hong Kong with a shrunken price tag – and big questions over its business model In a parallel world, we might now be preparing for the arrival on the London stock market of Shein, the giant Chinese-founded fast-fashion retailer. Or it could have happened already. The possibility of a London flotation was a running story during 2024 and into last year as politicians from both main pa
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China’s fashion giant will list in Hong Kong with a shrunken price tag – and big questions over its business model In a parallel world, we might now be preparing for the arrival on the London stock market of Shein, the giant Chinese-founded fast-fashion retailer. Or it could have happened already. The possibility of a London flotation was a running story during 2024 and into last year as politicians from both main pa
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The London stock market dodged a bullet with Shein | Nils Pratley
China’s fashion giant will list in Hong Kong with a shrunken price tag – and big questions over its business model In a parallel world, we might now be preparing for the arrival on the London stock market of Shein, the giant Chinese-founded fast-fashion retailer. Or it could have happened already. The possibility of a London flotation was a running story during 2024 and into last year as politicians from both main pa
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