{
  "marketplace": "SHEIN",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-11-03",
  "pageFamily": "Entity / network evidence",
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "shein-whitestown-indiana",
      "entityName": "Whitestown, Indiana",
      "entityType": "confirmed_distribution_facility",
      "location": "Whitestown, Indiana, USA",
      "relationship": "SHEIN-announced U.S. distribution center / Midwest hub",
      "sourceTitle": "New SHEIN Indiana Facility to Generate an Expected $175 Million Per Year in Economic Impact to Local Region",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sheingroup.com/newsroom/new-shein-indiana-facility-to-generate-an-expected-usd175-million-per-year-in-economic-impact-to",
      "sourceType": "Company press release",
      "sourceDate": "2022-09-15",
      "firstObserved": "2022-09-15",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-11-03",
      "lastMaterialChange": null,
      "evidenceLevel": "A-h",
      "statusConfidence": "medium",
      "whatEvidenceConfirms": [
        "SHEIN announced a new U.S. distribution center in Whitestown, Indiana.",
        "SHEIN described it as its newest U.S. distribution location and a Midwest hub serving U.S. customers."
      ],
      "whatEvidenceDoesNotConfirm": [
        "Current operating status in November 2026.",
        "Current capacity or operating scope.",
        "A complete list of other U.S. SHEIN warehouses.",
        "A street address printed in the press release itself."
      ],
      "verificationNote": "Re-verified 2026-11-03: the release describes “our newest US distribution center in Whitestown, IN”. It prints no street address, so none is published.",
      "changeHistory": []
    },
    {
      "id": "shein-bellevue-office",
      "entityName": "Bellevue, Washington",
      "entityType": "logistics_office",
      "location": "Bellevue, Washington, USA",
      "relationship": "Office supporting U.S. fulfilment and logistics",
      "sourceTitle": "SHEIN Expands U.S. Presence with New Seattle-Area Office",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sheingroup.com/newsroom/shein-expands-u-s-presence-with-new-seattle-area-office",
      "sourceType": "Company press release",
      "sourceDate": "2024-02-07",
      "firstObserved": "2024-02-07",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-11-03",
      "lastMaterialChange": null,
      "evidenceLevel": "A-h",
      "statusConfidence": "high",
      "whatEvidenceConfirms": [
        "SHEIN announced a “nearly 10,000 sq. ft. office space at Bellevue’s Key Center”.",
        "SHEIN said the office will serve as a hub for its U.S. fulfilment and logistics."
      ],
      "whatEvidenceDoesNotConfirm": [
        "That Bellevue is a warehouse.",
        "That inventory is stored at the office.",
        "That the office itself is a fulfilment center."
      ],
      "verificationNote": "Re-verified 2026-11-03: the release calls the Bellevue space an office and gives its size; it does not describe storage.",
      "changeHistory": []
    },
    {
      "id": "shein-third-party-warehouse-model",
      "entityName": "Third-party warehouse operating model",
      "entityType": "third_party_warehouse_model",
      "location": null,
      "relationship": "Third-party warehousing services on behalf of SHEIN",
      "sourceTitle": "SHEIN Supplier Security Measures v2.0 — third-party warehouse requirements",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sheingroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SHEIN-Security-Measures-v2.0-Final-ENCN_16-Jul.pdf",
      "sourceArchivedUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250805141437/https://www.sheingroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SHEIN-Security-Measures-v2.0-Final-ENCN_16-Jul.pdf",
      "sourceType": "Supplier policy",
      "sourceDate": "2025-06-30",
      "firstObserved": "2025-06-30",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-11-03",
      "lastMaterialChange": null,
      "evidenceLevel": "A-h",
      "statusConfidence": "medium",
      "whatEvidenceConfirms": [
        "SHEIN publishes supplier security requirements that include a dedicated section for suppliers providing warehousing services on its behalf.",
        "Those services can include inventory storage, order fulfilment, returns processing and related logistics functions."
      ],
      "whatEvidenceDoesNotConfirm": [
        "The identity of every third-party warehouse supplier.",
        "Every warehouse address.",
        "SHEIN ownership of those facilities."
      ],
      "verificationNote": "The live PDF URL returns 404 as of 2026-11-03; the wording above is carried from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2025-08-05, which is cited alongside it. Re-read the archived copy before relying on an annex number.",
      "changeHistory": []
    },
    {
      "id": "shein-us-city-mentions",
      "entityName": "U.S. employee-location mentions",
      "entityType": "location_mention_not_facility_proof",
      "location": "Los Angeles; San Diego; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.; Whitestown",
      "relationship": "Cities named in SHEIN’s 2024 U.S. workforce context",
      "sourceTitle": "SHEIN Expands U.S. Presence with New Seattle-Area Office",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sheingroup.com/newsroom/shein-expands-u-s-presence-with-new-seattle-area-office",
      "sourceType": "Company press release",
      "sourceDate": "2024-02-07",
      "firstObserved": "2024-02-07",
      "lastReviewed": "2026-11-03",
      "lastMaterialChange": null,
      "evidenceLevel": "A-h",
      "statusConfidence": "high",
      "whatEvidenceConfirms": [
        "SHEIN described a U.S. team of more than 1,500 corporate and warehouse employees across the named cities."
      ],
      "whatEvidenceDoesNotConfirm": [
        "That every named city contains a SHEIN warehouse.",
        "A facility address in each named city.",
        "The entity type of every SHEIN presence in those cities."
      ],
      "verificationNote": "Re-verified 2026-11-03: the city list and the 1,500-employee figure appear in the Bellevue release.",
      "changeHistory": []
    }
  ]
}