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Shein Corporate Office

Shein is a global fast-fashion e-commerce platform founded in Nanjing, China, in October 2008 by entrepreneur Chris Xu. Initially called ZZKKO and focused on drop-shipping wedding dresses and womenswear, the company rebranded and built its own supply chain. Today Shein offers thousands of low-cost apparel, accessories and beauty items, serving customers in Europe, North America, Australia, the Middle East and beyond.

In 2022 Shein moved its corporate headquarters from China to 112 Robinson Road in Singapore to support its international expansion. In the United States, Shein US Services LLC administers the Shein Club membership program from 777 S. Alameda Street, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90021. The company’s distribution arm operates from 757 S. Alameda Street, Suite 220, Los Angeles, California 90021, while a mailing address for legal notices remains at No. 158 Xinmei Street, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Shein does not publish a customer-service phone number; customers are directed to its website or app for live chat or email assistance.

Under the leadership of founder and CEO Chris Xu, Shein has grown into one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, employing more than 16,000 people and generating tens of billions of dollars in revenue. The company leverages social media marketing and on-demand production to attract Gen Z and millennial shoppers seeking inexpensive, trend-driven fashion. Despite controversies over labor practices, environmental impact and intellectual-property disputes, Shein remains a popular destination for affordable fashion worldwide.

Shein US Services LLC

Shein is a global fast-fashion e-commerce platform founded in Nanjing, China, in October 2008 by entrepreneur Chris Xu. Initially called ZZKKO and focused on drop-shipping wedding dresses and womenswear, the company rebranded and built its own supply chain. Today Shein offers thousands of low-cost apparel, accessories and beauty items, serving customers in Europe, North America, Australia, the Middle East and beyond.

In 2022 Shein moved its corporate headquarters from China to 112 Robinson Road in Singapore to support its international expansion. In the United States, Shein US Services LLC administers the Shein Club membership program from 777 S. Alameda Street, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90021. The company’s distribution arm operates from 757 S. Alameda Street, Suite 220, Los Angeles, California 90021, while a mailing address for legal notices remains at No. 158 Xinmei Street, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Shein does not publish a customer-service phone number; customers are directed to its website or app for live chat or email assistance.

Under the leadership of founder and CEO Chris Xu, Shein has grown into one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, employing more than 16,000 people and generating tens of billions of dollars in revenue. The company leverages social media marketing and on-demand production to attract Gen Z and millennial shoppers seeking inexpensive, trend-driven fashion. Despite controversies over labor practices, environmental impact and intellectual-property disputes, Shein remains a popular destination for affordable fashion worldwide.

History

Blair Clothing Corporate Office

Blair Corporation was founded in 1910 by John Blair.

Mr. Blair originally took up an offer to sell raincoats. After several unsuccessful attempts at selling the coats, he was asked by an undertaker if he had any attractive black raincoats. He didn’t, but it gave him an idea. By taking advantage of the relatively new rubber vulcanization process to adhere an attractive black wool fabric to the outside of a rubber raincoat, with an inner lining of Scottish plaid.

He paid for 1200 raincoats and sold them all within days.

Today, Blair Corporation is one of America’s largest direct marketing mail order retailers, selling clothing and household goods. The company is still in business after more than 100 years.

Orchard Brands acquired Blair in 2007.

In 2015, Orchard Brands was acquired by Capmark Financial to be another business within the Bluestem Brands retail business.

Blair catalogs can still be ordered online. Amazon also offers Blair clothing, along with Walmart, and Redbubble.

Blair maintains a corporate office in Warren, Pennsylvania.

Blair

Blair Corporation was founded in 1910 by John Blair.

Mr. Blair originally took up an offer to sell raincoats. After several unsuccessful attempts at selling the coats, he was asked by an undertaker if he had any attractive black raincoats. He didn’t, but it gave him an idea. By taking advantage of the relatively new rubber vulcanization process to adhere an attractive black wool fabric to the outside of a rubber raincoat, with an inner lining of Scottish plaid.

He paid for 1200 raincoats and sold them all within days.

History

Today, Blair Corporation is one of America’s largest direct marketing mail order retailers, selling clothing and household goods. The company is still in business after more than 100 years.

Orchard Brands acquired Blair in 2007.

In 2015, Orchard Brands was acquired by Capmark Financial to be another business within the Bluestem Brands retail business.

Blair catalogs can still be ordered online. Amazon also offers Blair clothing, along with Walmart, and Redbubble.

Blair maintains a corporate office in Warren, Pennsylvania.

Elle Corporate Office

Elle Logo

Elle was founded in Paris by Helene Gordon-Lazareff in the immediate aftermath of World War II. First sold as a supplemental insert to the magazine France-Soir, which was edited at the time by Helene’s husband, Pierre Lazareff. Hélène Gordon-Lazareff returned to Paris after a visit to New York City to create a unique publication that grappled with the many forces shaping the lives of women in France in 1945. Women won the right to vote in France in 1944, and Elle dived immediately into long-form “newspaper-like” features on women’s role in national politics and the growing feminist movement.

Elle magazine cover old In addition to articles regarding women’s issues, the magazine featured fashion icons and celebrities such as Christian Dior, Bridgette Bardo, and Greta Garbo. By the 1960s, the magazine had 800,000 subscribers. International publishing in other languages began in 1969, with publishing in the US in 1985.

Elle magazine cover Today, Elle is a worldwide lifestyle magazine that focuses on fashion, beauty, health, celebrities, and entertainment.  Elle is owned by the Lagardere Group of France. It is published in the U.S. and the UK by Hearst Magazine, which also sells furniture and decor items under the Elle name. Elle is the world’s largest fashion magazine, with more than 46 international editions sold in 60 countries. Elle decor magazine front

 In 2011, Hearst Corporation reached a deal with Lagardereto purchase the rights to publish Elle Magazine in fifteen countries including the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, and Ukraine. Lagardére, which has struggled in the international market since the 2000s, retained the rights to the French edition and would collect royalties from the international editions.

Headquarters for the magazine are located in New York, New York.

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Elle

Elle Logo

Elle was founded in Paris by Helene Gordon-Lazareff in the immediate aftermath of World War II. First sold as a supplemental insert to the magazine France-Soir, which was edited at the time by Helene’s husband, Pierre Lazareff. Hélène Gordon-Lazareff returned to Paris after a visit to New York City to create a unique publication that grappled with the many forces shaping the lives of women in France in 1945. Women won the right to vote in France in 1944, and Elle dived immediately into long-form “newspaper-like” features on women’s role in national politics and the growing feminist movement.

Elle magazine cover old In addition to articles regarding women’s issues, the magazine featured fashion icons and celebrities such as Christian Dior, Bridgette Bardo, and Greta Garbo. By the 1960s, the magazine had 800,000 subscribers. International publishing in other languages began in 1969, with publishing in the US in 1985.

History

Elle magazine cover Today, Elle is a worldwide lifestyle magazine that focuses on fashion, beauty, health, celebrities, and entertainment.  Elle is owned by the Lagardere Group of France. It is published in the U.S. and the UK by Hearst Magazine, which also sells furniture and decor items under the Elle name. Elle is the world’s largest fashion magazine, with more than 46 international editions sold in 60 countries. Elle decor magazine front

 In 2011, Hearst Corporation reached a deal with Lagardereto purchase the rights to publish Elle Magazine in fifteen countries including the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, and Ukraine. Lagardére, which has struggled in the international market since the 2000s, retained the rights to the French edition and would collect royalties from the international editions.

Headquarters for the magazine are located in New York, New York.

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