THE BODY SHOP
ABOUT US
the body shop international is a global manufacturer and retailer of naturally inspired, ethically produced beauty and cosmetics
products. dame anita roddick opened the very first the body shop® store in 1976 in brighton, on the south coast of england.
We now have over 2,500 stores in over 60 countries with a range of over 1,200 products. during 2008 we opened 124 new
stores around the world, including new markets in india, pakistan, namibia, poland, slovakia, monaco and egypt.
as well as selling our products through our stores we also have a direct-selling channel called the body shop at hometm,
where consultants sell products at parties in people’s homes. this operates in two countries – the uk and australia. Customers
can also use our e-commerce websites for online shopping in the uk, the usa, Canada, australia, korea and Japan.
We have our own charity, the body shop foundation. launched in 1990, the foundation gives financial support to pioneering,
frontline organisations that otherwise have little hope of conventional funding. the foundation’s focus is to assist those working
to achieve progress in the areas of human and civil rights, environmental and animal protection.
the body shop owns 100% of soapworks, a soap factory based in glasgow, scotland, which represents the only manufacturing
facility in the Company. Otherwise all other product manufacturing is outsourced.
PART Of THE L’ORéAL gROUP
the body shop became part of the l’Oréal group in 2006. l’Oréal is listed on the paris stock exchange. the body shop
operates as a distinct entity, with its own board and executive Committee, within the l’Oréal group.
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