Sheinis a verysecretivecompanyandshareslittlepubliclyaboutitsoriginsand, as I learnedthroughmyreporting, itwasprettymuchimpossibletoconnectwith a spokespersonforthecompany.
AndChina's growingmiddleclassplayed a hugeroleinthesmartphonerevolutionthatfollowed.
そして、中国の中産階級の成長は、その後のスマートフォン革命に大きな役割を果たしたのです。
Allof a sudden, everybodyisgettingsmartphones, and, so, themajorityofChinesekindofskippedthecomputerphase, andtheintroductiontothedigitalworldwasreallythroughthesmartphone.
However, a lotofthemarketingtacticsthatSheinusesareinspiredbyandverysimilartoChinesefashionbrandsthatareoperatinginthecountryand, also, Chinese e-commercesitesthatareoperatinginthecountry.
So, atthisstage, I thinkSheindefinitelyhasthefirst-moveadvantagebyitsbigdataanalyticssystem, whichenables, like, prettyearlyidentificationofsometrendsemergingfromonline.
Oneofthedownsidesofusingdataisthatitcansometimesseethat, "Oh, a particularblouseiswildlypopularon a[n] e-commerceplatform, well, whatiftheyjustrecreatetheblousein a cheaperway?"
IthasbeenreportedthatSheinremovedfromsalesomeoftheallegedlyoffendingdesigns, andithasbeenreportedthattheyhavepaidcertaindesigners a settlementinrelationtocopyrightinfringementclaims.
SheindidnotimmediatelyrespondtoCNBCforcomment, butitdidrelease a statementtothe "FinancialTimes" in 2021, saying, "... thecompanytakescopyrightinfringementseriously".
Shein's abilitytoproduceclothesat a rapidpacehasalsoraisedquestionsfromwatchdogslikeSwitzerland's PublicEyeabouttheworkingconditionsofitsproductionlines.
SheintoldtheBBCithas a strictsuppliercodeofconductandthatittakesimmediateactionifnon-complianceisidentified.
Shein は BBC に対し、厳格なサプライヤー行動規範を設け、違反が確認された場合は直ちに措置を講じると述べています。
Ithas a lotoflackoftransparencyandsothisispotentiallyproblematicforSheinbecauseifitwantstogatherinvestments, thenitreallyhastocomeclearandpeoplereallyneedtohavepeaceofmindaboutwhatishappeningatthecompany.