Next silent on reports it is eyeing The Body Shop Retail Next has reportedly been weighing up buying parts of The Body Shop after the high street cosmetics chain fell into administration last week.
The Body Shop was ‘woke’, but it’s time for it to die THE BODY SHOP Anita Roddick, who died in 2007, was in the best sense “woke” before the term was pressed into service. She was idealistic, restless, determined, imaginative and slightly hectoring. When she opened the first Body Shop in Brighton in 1976, she claimed she simply wanted to “make a living for herself and her two daughters while [...]
Private equity firm Aurelius swoops for The Body Shop RETAIL Brazilian cosmetics maker Natura said in August that its board of directors had authorized the company to search for "strategic alternatives" for the British beauty products chain.
The Body Shop under fire for missing millions and ‘profitable’ closures March 3, 2024 Dozens of The Body Shop stores shut despite them being profitable. Now questions have been raised about the circumstances behind the closures.
Aurelius: Lloyds Pharmacy owner joins race for The Body Shop October 3, 2023 The owner of Lloyds Pharmacy, Aurelius, is understood to have joined the race to buy ethical cosmetics brand The Body Shop, as it looks to change hands again for the third time in five years. The investment company has joined Epiris, the private equity firm, and Elliott Advisors, the owner of Waterstones in the bidding [...]
After The Body Shop, how many more household names are on the brink? February 23, 2024 The beauty retailer is far from the only big brand that could be in trouble – and businesses need to be prepared
The Body Shop prepares to slash jobs and close stores as administration confirmed February 13, 2024 Hundreds of jobs are expected to be lost and stores closed as The Body Shop officially entered administration.
Brazil’s Natura sells The Body Shop to Aurelius in £207m deal November 14, 2023 Brazilian cosmetics maker Natura &Co has agreed to sell The Body Shop to private investor Aurelius Group in a deal that values the firm at £207m.
HMV rescuer weighs up bid for The Body Shop amid continued uncertainty March 10, 2024 The man who saved HMV is considering a bid to buy The Body Shop out of administration as uncertainty around the firm's administration continues.
The Body Shop: Full list of stores to close as almost 500 jobs cut February 29, 2024 The locations of The Body Shop stores which are to close following the brand's collapse into administration have been revealed.