Retail sales in Great Britain rebound strongly after Christmas slump
Rise of 3.4% in January is biggest monthly increase since April 2021 as shoppers return to stores
The Body Shop staff fear company will be broken up, risking 2,200 jobs
Aurelius, the German restructuring specialist, has broken up two other UK retailers
Piece of London’s Jewish East End feared lost as Beigel Shop shuts
Apparent repossession order pasted inside Brick Lane eatery founded in 1855
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Asda owners used petrol forecourt firm to repay private jet loans
Billionaire Issa brothers borrowed $7m from EG Group in 2022 to repay debt taken on to buy jets
Violence and abuse against UK retail staff rises to 1,300 incidents a day
British Retail Consortium says criminals ‘being given a free pass’, with thefts more than doubling to 16.7m incidents last year
‘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 Body Shop collapses into administration in UK
More than 2,200 jobs at risk less than three months after cosmetics chain was bought by German firm Aurelius
Supermarket giants hit farmers who want early payment with hefty fees
Farmers wanting earlier-than-usual payment for produce face so-called rebate charges from Coles and Woolworths, raising more questions about supermarket duopoly
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 Body Shop set to appoint administrators; UK hit by ‘significant long-run cost of Brexit’ – as it happened
Goldman Sachs ‘Doppelgänger’ analysis suggests UK real GDP has unperformed by 5% since 2016 vote, while Body Shop’s owners have filed the intention to appoint administrators.
‘Scent of a generation’: the Body Shop products consumers loved
Shoppers flocked to stores for the brand’s ethical and cruelty-free ranges
UK shoppers could face tea shortages due to trade route disruptions
Sainsbury’s tells consumers there are problems that could affect the availability of black tea
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