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[–] FlyingSquid 36 points 6 months ago (2 children)

By 2023, it had expanded to more than 2,500 retail locations in more than 80 countries and was available to purchase online in more than 60 markets.

How have I never heard of this place before?

[–] [email protected] 56 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You don't hear it, you smell it.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago

Wife arrives in the house but you can't see her yet: ..... honey? .... Did you go to The Body Shop again?

[–] Death_Equity 41 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think most of their locations are in malls or upscale shopping districts. So if you don't go to the mall or upscale shopping districts you probably would never know they existed.

Also if you are a single guy or a guy with a low maintenance lady, even less likely to know about them.

[–] stoly 1 points 6 months ago

Yep. Haven’t seen one in ten years but used to go all the time. No malls anywhere near me now.

[–] reddig33 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It’s still a strong brand name. I’ll be surprised if no one swoops in to buy it and start selling their products in other retail stores.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Looks like it's just their American and Canadian stores that are affected according to this article.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I was reading a different article about this last week. Apparently the UK parent already filed for bankruptcy a while back. The Canadian branch was actually doing OK, but the parent company siphoned off all profits and took them down with them.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They must not have increased profits one year.

[–] WhatAmLemmy 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The monsters. They can all burn in hell.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

To be fair hell probably smells like a four alarm fire at a body shop warehouse.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Oops. Efficiency in globalisation for the win /s

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Welp, that seems about right.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

They shut down operation in Switzerland too. It's not just North America.

[–] werefreeatlast 7 points 6 months ago

I hope it was something unholy. At least.

[–] Num10ck 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

this was a good company, will be missed.

[–] return2ozma 5 points 6 months ago

RIP Satsuma body butter.

[–] tuto193 7 points 6 months ago

Where am I to do unholy things now behind my partner's back?

[–] Smoogs 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Yay. Less stink in the malls.

[–] negativeyoda 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't think malls can afford to lose much else...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

I think society can afford to lose malls

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

That's what LUSH does. I can barely walk by the stores without it's intense cacophony of scents assaulting my nose. It's awful.

[–] Tikiporch 2 points 6 months ago

Glad we stocked up on the things we used most when we heard about the UK parent company filing for bankruptcy.