‘Fast-fashion’ retailer faces anger in Paris amid warnings the sale of ‘childlike’ sex dolls will damage city’s image.
The French authorities have warned they may block market access to Chinese retailer Shein after it emerged the online fashion giant was selling sex dolls with a disturbingly “childlike” appearance.
Shein, which said the dolls were being sold by third-party sellers on its site, is scheduled to open its very first bricks-and-mortar store inside the upmarket department store BHV in Paris this week.
Last week, France’s consumer watchdog – the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) – said it had discovered the dolls on Shein’s website, noting that their descriptions left little doubt as to their “paedophilic nature”.
The watchdog also fined Shein 40 million euros for what it called “deceptive” pricing practices and for overstating its environmental record.
France’s economy minister, Roland Lescure, told BFM TV on Monday: “In cases involving terrorism, drug trafficking, or child pornographic materials, the go
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