Asked about the source of garments sold in Europe at the round table hosted by Mind Retail on September 21st at Paris Retail Week, Peter Pernot-Day, Shein’s Strategy Director, said that the vast majority “come from China and are delivered by air”. Turkey, regularly put forward as a new industrial hub to serve the European market, has contributed little to business to date.
With regard to quality issues and forced Uyghur labor, 2,812 supplier audits have been carried out in partner factories...