Online fashion giant to build Mexico factory

Expansion drive: A woman leaves a Shein pop-up store in Paris, France. The Chinese fast-fashion retailer is setting up shop in Latin America, despite criticism levelled at it in India, Brazil and the United States. — Reuters

MEXICO CITY: Online fashion giant Shein is exploring plans to build a factory in Mexico as one of its manufacturing hubs outside China, sources familiar with the matter say.

The factory, which will produce Shein items and is part of the retailer’s push to localise production, could shorten shipping times and cut distribution costs for Shein customers in Latin America.