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The Body Shop: What went wrong and what happens next?
High street cosmetics and skincare retailer The Body Shop is set to shut dozens of stores and cut hundreds of jobs. The company, which employs around 2,200 workers and has 198 UK stores, tumbled into administration last week in a bid to become “financially stable”. On Tuesday, the administrators said they will immediately close seven...
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Body Shop to cut almost 300 jobs and shut almost half of shops
The Body Shop is set to shut nearly half of its 198 UK shops after the cosmetics chain fell into administration last week. It will also cut around 270 head office jobs as part of a heavy restructuring, leaving it with around 400 workers at its London headquarters. The group also employs around 1,500 workers...
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The Body Shop to shut almost half of its UK stores – as seven just closed their doors for good
The Body Shop has announced it is closing nearly half of its stores in the UK – including seven on Tuesday – and cutting 40% of roles at its London headquarters. It comes after the embattled retailer entered administration last week, putting more than 2,000 jobs at risk. The Body Shop has roughly 200 outlets...
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UK Golf Federation gets behind The Big Golf Race
The Big Golf Race, Prostate Cancer UK’s largest annual fundraising campaign, has won the backing of the UK Golf Federation, which represents the owners of more than 1,200 golf courses across the country to boost access for golfers undertaking sponsored 36, 72 or 100 holes in a day challenges this year raising money to...
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Women get more health benefits than men from same amount of regular exercise
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Women who exercise regularly have a significantly lower risk of an early death from heart attacks or other events compared to men – even when they put in less effort, a study...
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Tech giants ‘could severely disable UK spooks from stopping online harms’
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Silicon Valley tech giants’ actions could “severely disable” UK spooks from preventing harm caused by online paedophiles and fraudsters, Suella Braverman has suggested. The Conservative former home secretary named Facebook owner Meta, and...
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What is the outlook for The Body Shop after its sudden collapse?
Last week’s announcement that the UK arm of The Body Shop was going bankrupt came as a shock in the country, where the brand was founded almost 50 years ago. Since then, the bad news has continued. Some of The Body Shop’s mainland European businesses have begun shutting down. The German stores has entered into...
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The Body Shop in administration: information for employees and creditors
The Body Shop International Ltd entered administration on 13 February 2024. Geoff Rowley, Alastair Massey, and Anthony Wright from FRP Advisory were appointed as joint administrators. This will be a worrying time for employees, as well as their customers and suppliers. Government will do all it can to support them. If you are an employee,...
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Gen Z offered doubled salary prospects through no-skills-required tech bootcamps
New marketing push for free government-backed Skills Bootcamps promises doubled salary expectations, with average pay packets hitting £70,000 for cloud computing pros with demand for cloud and coding skills sky high, bootcamps help participants build skills from scratch and guarantee an interview entry-level talent in hot demand as British tech sector still needs junior staff...
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Julian Assange starts final UK legal battle to avoid extradition to US
The WikiLeaks founder, who’s been indicted on 18 charges in the US, could face extradition should the London court rules against him. ADVERTISEMENT WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is facing what could be his final court hearing in the UK to avoid being extradited to the US on spy charges. The High Court in London will...
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Harry and William united over fashion statement they are both obsessed with
At two evening royal engagements this year, Prince William was spotted dressed to the nines – wearing a stylish navy tuxedo at the BAFTAs award ceremony in London on February 18, and a black tuxedo with a matching black bow tie to the London’s Air Ambulance Charity Gala dinner earlier this month. Fans have often...