Lush
This coverage explores Lush’s business strategy and operations within the UK beauty and cosmetics retail sector. Reporting focuses on store openings and refurbishments, sustainability and ethical sourcing initiatives, product innovation, marketing campaigns, financial performance, and leadership updates — offering valuable insights for retail executives, brand managers, and professionals overseeing beauty, lifestyle, and specialty retail.
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Jul- 2023 -31 JulyHealth & Beauty
Lush pays bosses £5m in bonuses after claiming same amount in support
Lush reportedly paid its managers £5m in bonuses last year despite taking £5.1m in government support and posting a 90% fall in profits, The Guardian has reported. It reported that these bonuses were paid on top of salaries in 2022 to directors, including the co-founder, Mark Constantine, and his wife,…
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Jun- 2023 -12 JuneNews
Lush launches Asteroid City-inspired pop-up in London
Lush has recently launched a new pop-up shop in Soho, London, to celebrate Wes Anderson’s latest film Asteroid City. In collaboration with film production company Focus Features and Indian Paintbrush, the Lush X Asteroid City gift shop was launched on the 8th of June and will last five weeks. In…
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May- 2023 -11 MayHealth & Beauty
Lush unveils new Green Hub in Poole
Handmade cosmetics company Lush has announced the competition of its new Green Hub near its headquarters in Poole, Dorset. While Lush has operated a Green Hub facility since 2015, the new opening follows a £2.4m investment in relocating and refitting a new 40,000 sq ft location on the Fleets Corner…
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Apr- 2023 -20 AprilHealth & Beauty
Lush raises staff pay in line with Living Wage Foundation
Lush Cosmetics has increased wages for staff in the UK this month as an accredited Living Wage Foundation employer. The real living wage, according to the foundation and based on the true cost of living, is £10.90 per hour in the UK, and £11.95 per hour in London for all…
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Feb- 2023 -15 FebruaryHigh Street
Lush appoints new UK&I head of retail
Lush has announced the appointment of Kasey Swithenbank as the brand’s new head of retail for the UK and Ireland. Swithenbank has over 13 years of experience with the retailer, having previously managed and directed over 100 Lush shop managers. She joined Lush as a sales associate in the Cardiff…
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Jan- 2023 -17 JanuaryNews
Lush sales soar 13.1% in December
Lush UK and Ireland has announced sales of £40.5m in December, exceeding forecasts and beating 2021’s sales by 13.1%, and up 11% versus pre-pandemic sales in 2019. Throughout the year, Lush invested £7.4m in growing its retail estate across UK and Europe through new shops, relocations and refits, with the…
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Dec- 2022 -13 DecemberHealth & Beauty
Silverwood Brands acquires stake in Lush Cosmetics for £216.8m
Silverwood Brands has acquired a 19.8% stake in Lush Cosmetics, the prominent manufacturer and seller of handmade skincare goods and cosmetic products, in a £216.8m deal. The conclusion to this transaction comes as VSA Capital Group has been involved in advising the directors of Lush, Andrew Gerrie and Alison Hawksley,…
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Jul- 2022 -13 JulyEntertainment
Lego ‘indefinitely’ halts operations in Russia
Lego will cease its commercial operations in Russia after previously pausing shipments to the country back in March. In a statement to Retail Sector, a spokesperson said: “The LEGO Group paused shipments to Russia in March. Given the continued extensive disruption in the operating environment, we have decided to indefinitely…
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11 JulyProperty
Lush to further retail investment by £7.6m
Lush has revealed its plans for a retail investment increase of £7.6m, which is to be allocated to growing shops, relocations and redesigns across the UK, Ireland and Europe. The news follows after the British cosmetics company agreed last week on a new 15-year lease on 98 Buchanan Street, in…
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Mar- 2022 -14 MarchNews
M&S, Asos and Lush join initiative to employ refugees
M&S, Asos and Lush are amongst the major UK businesses that have joined an initiative to offer jobs to Ukrainian refugees when they begin to arrive in the UK. The consortium of more than 45 large businesses is also calling on the government to make it easier for refugees to…
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