Major beauty retailer to close ANOTHER city centre branch after being rescued from administration
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A POPULAR British high street chain has been forced to close another shop despite it being saved from administration just months ago. The Body Shop store in Norwich will close after 44 years of business. The shop in Castle Street will close its doors for the last time on January 15.
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A sign in the window says: “Closing down last day the 15th of Jan.”. And a second note tacked to the window said: “Sadly our family run store will be closing its doors on 15th January 2025. “We want to thank everyone for being our customers for the last 44 years. Please respect our staff with questioning.”.
Shoppers have taken to social media to share their disappointment at the store being closed. One Facebook user said they were “gutted to see it go”. And another added: “Such a shame. Love that shop.”. A third said: “Used their face creams for years. Guess it’s online only from now on.”.
The cosmetics and skincare business was founded in 1976 by Dame Anita Roddick and has 113 stores across the UK. The chain was saved from administration earlier this year after mass store closures. The firm went under in February and in the following months closed 82 shops in the UK and cut up to 800 jobs.
At the time, the business employed around 1,500 people. In September, the company was bought by growth capital firm Aurea Group. Aurea told The Sun it had no immediate plans to shut any of The Body Shop’s remaining stores. But since then it has confirmed it will shut a shop in Sheffield city centre after 34 years of trading.
