France started proceedings yesterday to suspend online fast-fashion retailer Shein after childlike sex dolls and weapons were found being sold on its site, marring the opening of the Chinese company’s first shop in a Paris department store.
The discovery of the dolls on Shein’s website by France’s consumer watchdog on Saturday fuelled an outcry and heightened the pressure on Shein, already under fire over its store.
Shein said it sanctioned the sellers of the dolls and implemented a worldwide ban on sex dolls on its site.