About this episode

The episode discusses the reasons behind Shein's significant drop in valuation following its IPO.

After several years of ups and downs, the Chinese fast-fashion brand Shein finally went public this week. But the IPO wasn't what Shein hoped for. For one, it came four years late. The company first started attempting to go public in 2022, but a series of political hurdles in New York and then London led to long delays. Finally, Shein went public in Hong Kong this week at a valuation of around $25 billion, down from $100 billion in 2022. On this week's Glossy Podcast, senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi and international reporter Zofia Zwieglisnka break down the three big reasons Shein has struggled to maintain the valuation it held in recent years.

People in this episode

Host: Danny Parisi

Guest: Zofia Zwieglisnka

Topics covered

• Shein
• IPO
• valuation
• fast fashion
• business analysis

Keywords

• Shein
• IPO
• valuation
• fast fashion
• business
• Danny Parisi
• Zofia Zwieglisnka

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shein

Places: Hong Kong, New York, London

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