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Move by administrator puts hundreds of jobs at ethical beauty retailer at risk
Plus, the Body Shop faces a financial cleanse and Japan inks a giant semiconductor deal
Private equity firm Aurelius stunned the high street by placing UK retailer into administration soon after buying it
Retailer will continue to trade while FRP Advisory tries to ‘find the best means of securing’ its future
European private equity firm Aurelius bought retailer in November for £207mn
UK high street stalwart known for its anti-animal testing campaigns in the 1990s has lost touch with eco-shoppers
Aurelius buys ethical beauty retailer from Brazilian cosmetics group
Beauty conglomerate has struggled to turn around UK ethical skincare brand
Body Shop and Avon owner is concentrating on revamping its brands during consumer spending squeeze
Natura-owned UK cosmetics chain restarts programme after more than a decade
Millennials are not buying into the idea of the perfect brand — perfection is passé
Cosmetics giant put struggling British retailer on the block earlier this year
Natura Cosméticos faces a big challenge
Analysts sceptical of L’Oréal’s €1bn price tag for struggling skincare retailer
Ethical retailer has strayed from its origins under founder Anita Roddick
The bigger problem for the retail brokerage is reputational
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