Fashion retailer SHEIN expands UK footprint with new warehouse in the Midlands, creating 450 jobs

Global online fashion and lifestyle retailer SHEIN has announced the opening of a new e-commerce logistics warehouse in the Midlands.

The 35,000 sqm facility in Cannock has created 450 new jobs, bringing the total number of logistics jobs supported by SHEIN in the UK to 1,000.

It marks a significant expansion of the company’s UK fulfilment network and underscores the importance of the Midlands region as a strategic logistics hub, as SHEIN scales its business in the country.

"This investment reinforces our commitment to better serving our UK customers and marketplace partners,” said Martin Reidy, SHEIN’s director of corporate affairs, Europe.

“This facility enhances our ability to deliver a faster, more reliable service while supporting local economic development through job creation and partnerships with businesses in the region."

The new facility is now operational and is the third SHEIN warehouse on the Cannock campus, where the company has doubled its footprint on site to more than 60,000 sqm.

SHEIN has deployed state-of-the-art advanced automation technology, including robotic picking systems and automated sorting lines to improve operational efficiency.

The Midlands facility is the latest major infrastructural investment by SHEIN in the UK, following the opening of three London offices, and a new office in Manchester.

Elsewhere, SHEIN continues to develop its major new e-commerce logistics hub in Wrocław, Poland, its primary European distribution centre, which opened last winter.

At full capacity, the state-of-the-art facility will span 740,000 sqm, making it one of Europe’s most advanced e-commerce warehouses.

SHEIN first began its warehousing operations in Poland in 2022.