Shein steps up Europe charm offensive to offset US tariff fallout

Increase in ad spend leads to backlash and satirical counter-ads in France

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Shein's ads in France have been countered by satirical ads pointing to its poor-quality clothes that are not made to last, and mocked its "fashion is a right" slogan by replacing the word "fashion" with "human rights and the environment."  (Screenshots from social media pages of France Nature Environnement and Le Relais Est)

MAILYS PENE-LASSUS

PARIS -- "Fashion is a right, not a privilege," Shein says in its new advertisement in France, as the fast-fashion online retailer ramps up a public relations campaign in Europe, where it has shifted its focus after the U.S. clamped down on small parcels.

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