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Goodbye Dewberry and White Musk! Jersey's Body Shop to close this weekend

Goodbye Dewberry and White Musk! Jersey's Body Shop to close this weekend

Friday 01 March 2024

Goodbye Dewberry and White Musk! Jersey's Body Shop to close this weekend

Friday 01 March 2024


The Body Shop branch in St Helier is due to close its doors this weekend after the beauty brand went into administration earlier this month.

It has been confirmed that Jersey's only branch on King Street will close permanently from 4pm on Saturday following a final day of trading.

This comes after several weeks of uncertainty for the high street retailer, which went into administration earlier this month.

The Body Shop was founded by Anita Roddick in 1976 and pioneered environmentally friendly and ethical practices in the beauty industry.

Aurelius, the private equity firm that bought the business for £207m in November, recently decided that it had insufficient working capital after disappointing Christmas sales.

Administrators announced yesterday that The Body Shop was to close 75 stores across the UK in the next six weeks with the loss of 489 jobs.

The business had 215 UK stores at the end of last year.

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