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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Cillian Sherlock

EU calls on Shein to respond to claims of fake discounts and pressure selling

The company has one month to respond (James Manning/PA) - (PA Archive)

The European Commission has given fast-fashion retailer Shein one month to respond to a probe into practices its regulator believes could potentially be breaching consumer law.

Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is co-leading the investigation which has called on the online marketplace to address several issues including allegations of fake discounts, pressure selling tactics and unclear information regarding customer rights.

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