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France suspends Shein website as riot police guard Paris store opening

French police walk past the Le BHV Marais department store, the Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville, on the day of the opening in Paris, 5 November, 2025. © REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

Shein has opened its first-ever physical store worldwide in Paris under the watch of riot police, as the French government announced it was suspending the Asian e-commerce giant’s online platform following public outrage over the sale of childlike sex dolls

Hundreds of shoppers poured into Shein’s first permanent physical shop on the sixth floor of the BHV department store, an iconic Parisian landmark that has stood opposite the Hôtel de Ville since 1856.

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