The south London borough of Croydon has been named the beauty capital of the UK.One in 32 people work in the beauty industry there, new research by Oxford Economics shows. This is more than four times the national average of one in 150.
Of the 203,000 people working in Croydon, more than 6,200 of them have jobs in the beauty industry – 695 of these are hairdressers, 580 beauticians and 95 salon owners.
