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Online fast fashion retailer SHEIN is hosting the latest in its traveling series of pop-up events at San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center from June 24 to 26, 2022. The three-day event promised a showcase of more than 1,000 different styles with the product assortment rotating daily. Shoppers had to sign up for a time slot online prior to the shop’s debut, with slots for all three days quickly selling out.
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