Body Shop is back for good … and back in profit, new boss tells staff Ethical beauty chain books £2m profit in first three months after rescue from administration in September The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2024
UK’s science minister declares end to Tory ‘war on universities’ Peter Kyle, who applied to university three times, said Tory government’s ‘war’ on higher education was over The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024
Body Shop stores have closed, but we can’t let its products disappear Anita Roddick’s visionary brand paved the way for ethical beauty. It would be wrong to lose it now The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024
Goodbye Body Shop? Buying Body Butter Can’t Save the World After the company announced widespread closures, I visited a store for the first time in decades The Walrus · May 14, 2024
Body Shop: Full list of stores closing as brand goes into administration Administrators say nearly half of The Body Shop stores are likely to close Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2024
The Body Shop to cut 300 head office jobs and almost half of UK stores could close Administrators tell staff seven shops will shut immediately with more to follow as business battles to survive The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024
Precious medals, Bruce’s albums and a snapping turtle – take the Thursday quiz Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare? The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024
A piercing flashback to The Body Shop Brief letters: Anita Roddick’s Aladdin’s cave | Selling the nation | Trigger happy | Michael Jayston | Without merit The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024
‘A scented awakening’: how The Body Shop influenced generations Readers share their memories of discovering the shop’s products and ethos in the 70s, 80s and 90s The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024
Body Shop's UK Business Slides Into Bankruptcy The UK arm of The Body Shop, the near 50-year-old cosmetics company renowned for ethical hair and skin products, has entered bankruptcy, administrators said Tuesday, placing thousands of jobs at risk. International Business Times · Feb 13, 2024
‘Scent of a generation’: the Body Shop products consumers loved Shoppers flocked to stores for the brand’s ethical and cruelty-free ranges The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024
The Body Shop files intention to appoint administrators Process likely to lead to job losses and store closures, and threaten source of sales for global network of small farmers and producers The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024
I would mourn The Body Shop – it was a gateway to politics for animal-obsessed teenagers like me The struggling high-street chain combined the scent of self-care with social justice, creating a generation of dewberry-smelling activists and changing the cosmetics industry for ever, writes Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024
Job losses likely as The Body Shop lines up administrators Some of chain’s 200 UK stores expected to shut following weak trading over Christmas and January The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024