Petersen: Shein will generate $20B in revenue in 2022
Ryan Petersen · E82: All-In Summit: Claire Cormier Thielke on China + Q&A with Flexport's Ryan Petersen · May 24, 2022 · at 40:52
Ryan Petersen is the CEO of Flexport, discussing Chinese ultra-fast fashion retailer Shein.
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“Yeah, I mean, actually, China's got, one of the companies to watch is Shein S-H-E-I-N. It's this Chinese kind of like the new Zara that is taking over the world. I think they're gonna do twenty billion dollars in revenue this year.”
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