A customs test gone awry allowed a billion packages, mostly from China, to pour annually into the country duty-free with ...

Shein's success lies in volume - the inventory online runs into the hundreds of thousands - and deep discounts: £10 dresses, £6 sweaters, prices that hover below £8 on average.

pants and swimwear that will be shipped to fill wardrobes in more than 150 countries. This is the sound of Panyu, the neighbourhood known as the "Shein village", a warren of factories that power ...