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The Body Shop enters receivership in the UK

The Body Shop enters receivership in the UK

The British brand was sold by its Brazilian owner Natura Cosmetics at the end of 2023.
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group “Preparing name” A restoration specialist, The Body Shop has around 200 stores there, according to British press. This process does not concern the group's global network.

British cosmetics brand The Body Shop is to enter receivership in the United Kingdom, threatening a significant number of jobs and outlets in the country. Sky News.

According to the channel, the group “Preparing name” A restoration specialist “Management of Insolvency Proceedings for its UK Operations”, The Body Shop has around 200 stores. According to an inside source quoted by Sky News, the process will not concern the group's global network. Contacted by AFP, the group declined to comment on the report.

The British brand was sold by its Brazilian owner Natura Cosméticos to German investment fund Aurelius at the end of 2023. The size of the transaction was much lower than the 1 billion euros the Brazilian paid when it bought the group from French conglomerate L'Oréal in 2017.

Founded in 1976 in Brighton, in the south of the United Kingdom, and now present in 89 markets worldwide, The Body Shop sells bath and body products based on natural ingredients, skin care and hair, fragrances and makeup. It is headquartered in London and employs around 7,000 people.

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