"the stock was given the nickname ""The shares that defy gravity,"" as its price increased by more than 500%. The Body Shop turned increasingly toward social and environmental campaigns to promote its business in the late 1980s. In 1997, Roddick launched a global campaign to raise self-esteem in women and against the media stereotyping of women. It focused on unreasonably skinny models in the context of rising numbers in bulimia and anorexia. The opening of Roddick's first modest shop received early attention when the Brighton newspaper, ""The Evening Argus"", carried an article about an undertaker with a nearby store who"
"responsibility. Many believe that Anita Roddick pioneered the conscious business movement with her company, The Body Shop in 1976. This company has been an environmental leader, and worked to support various activist causes including putting an end to animal testing, and defending human rights. An overwhelming amount of conscious businesses can be found in the health food industry as well as the LOHAS (lifestyles of health and sustainability) market. However, today conscious businesses can be found emerging in almost all aspects of the business world. Whole Foods cofounder, John Mackey, is another pioneer in the movement along with Starbucks CEO"
"include Gordon Roddick, Henry Tinsley, Pete Myers and Paul Hilder. The project was developed by Ben Brandzel, Nina Kowalska, David Babbs and Warren Puckett. 38 Degrees was founded in memory of Anita Roddick, a lifetime champion of the power of ordinary people to make a difference."" Gordon Roddick was previously co-founder of The Body Shop and Henry Tinsley was ex-chairman of Green & Black's chocolate. The organisation launched during the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal, and this formed the backdrop to early campaigns demanding voters were given more powers to sack MPs. The Executive Director since launch has been David"
"Cath Kidston Limited Cath Kidston Limited is a British international chain of home furnishing retail stores based in England, registered with Companies House, number 02808583, on 13 April 1993. Designer Cath Kidston opened her first shop in London's Holland Park in 1994, selling hand-embroidered tea-towels and brightly renovated furniture. She later described it as just a ""glorified junk shop"". In April 2011, there were 41 shops and concessions in the UK, two in the Republic of Ireland, eleven in Japan and three in Korea. Less than three years later, there were 136 outlets, including a flagship store on Piccadilly next"
"funding unrelated courses for home distributors, such as tarot reading or French polishing. The Body Shop At Home multilevel marketing network has had a presence in Canada since 1998, but with locality restrictions (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba) due to franchisee interests. As of 2001, the home sales accounted for 4 per cent of Canada's total sales. The network has been in New Zealand since at least 2001, launched in Mexico in 2002, and launched in Germany in 2007. There are distributors in 48 American states, as well as France, the Netherlands and South Korea. In 2003, Anita Roddick parted with"
"100 different shades. Her first workshop was on Davigdor Road in Hove, near Brighton, and was established by 1947. The business peaked in the 1950s, when she was known as ""the Queen's favourite glovemaker"" and had between 250 and 500 workers in her factory in a former dairy in Brighton; but the popularity of wearing fashion gloves declined. Her products were still popular with royalty, though, and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the Princess Royal and Diana, Princess of Wales all wore her gloves—as did members of the Belgian, Dutch and Swedish royal families. The firm of ""Cornelia James"" finally"
"worked as an engineer for an international development agency. She attended an international school. Her family returned to Britain when she was eleven. Bentley has an MSc in Development Management and a Masters of Advanced Studies (MCR) in Children's rights. In 1990, after witnessing the appalling conditions in Romanian orphanages first hand, Dame Anita Roddick mobilised her company, The Body Shop International, to help these children. Initially, this involved volunteers like Bentley going to and helping three orphanages in the small village of Hălăucești in Iași County, Romania. Bentley was in the first convoy of volunteers to Romania. This experience"
"retail stores across the United Kingdom, as well as international stores in over 40 countries. The company was founded in 1886 by Walter Whittard, a merchant from London. Originally the company only sold tea; however, within a few years it had diversified. The company expanded in the 1980s and 1990s in the UK and abroad. The investment company Baugur Group of Iceland bought Whittard of Chelsea in 2005 for about £21m. In the year to the end of March 2007, Whittard reported a loss of £3.2m. Baugur was hit hard by Iceland's financial collapse in 2008, and placed the company"
"into administration with Ernst & Young. It was sold to the private equity firm EPIC for an undisclosed amount on 23 December 2008. In January 2014 the company was taken over by Mark Dunhill as CEO. In 2016 Whittard added a sit-down tea bar to its flagship store in Covent Garden. The company has 55 retail stores across the United Kingdom employing around 420 people, and provides international sales through its transactional website. The company has international stores in countries including United Arab Emirates, Australia, Chile, Cyprus, Kuwait, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Poland, China, and Romania. Whittard of Chelsea Whittard"
"which makes flexible conduits. TNT UK is off the B4116 in the west of Atherstone, and Aldi UK is on the other side of the road; Aldi opened its first UK store on 17 July 1990 in Stechford, Birmingham, and now has around 700 UK stores. 3M have an abrasive products (sandpaper) factory in the east of the town. Daw Mill, next to the railway, was Britain's biggest coal producer near the B4098/B4114 junction at Arley and Over Whitacre. Holland & Barrett are Europe's largest health food chain, with 1,400 stores. Triton Showers (the UK's largest shower company) are based"
"Topshop Topshop (originally Top Shop) is a British multinational fashion retailer of clothing, shoes, make-up and accessories. It has around 500 shops worldwide – of which some 300 are in the UK – plus online operations in a number of its markets. Its current CEO is Ian Grabiner, and it is part of the Arcadia Group, which is controlled by Sir Philip Green. Topshop started as a brand extension of the department store Peter Robinson in the 1960s and originally sold fashion by young British designers, such as Mary Quant and Stirling Cooper. Peter Robinson was a women's fashion chain"
"January 2011 Boticca was retailling independent designers from over 40 countries, including Estonia, Lebanon, South Korea the United Arab Emirates and Colombia. 155 of the 350 brands sold through the website lead on jewelry, whilst the rest cover accessories such as bags, scarves, belts and hats. After the second round of fund raising, the company launched Boticca.fr in September 2013, making France the companies' third biggest market after the UK and United States. ""The Independent"" rated it first in their 2014 survey of the top six jewelry retail websites. Boticca Boticca is a London-based retail website for jewelry and fashion"
"houses, but they took the decision to produce in-house because of their failure to find commercial printers willing to adapt their processes to the challenge of printing Etzdorf’s designs. In 1984 the Georgina von Etzdorf fashion label made its first appearance at the autumn London Designer shows previewing accessories, scarves and ties. In 1985, the partnership produced its first full clothing collection. In 1986 Georgina von Etzdorf opened a first London shop in Burlington Arcade, and a second 1988 on Sloane Street in Chelsea. By the mid-1990s the company was selling in 400 shops in 25 countries around the world,"
"and it has grown to include 215 shops in the United Kingdom, and over 80 in 19 other countries including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Canada and Australia. In addition, their toys are available in some stores of Debenhams, Boots and Sainsbury's. Since 2001, the company sells via their website. In the 1980s, ELC opened a number of ""nursery stores"", which sold equipment such as pushchairs and cots. Until 1991, the chain had stores in the United States; contrary to standard American English the word ""centre"" was preserved in these. Over 80% of products sold are own brand, being designed"
"and in 1983 they opened their first store in Maidstone, Kent, which was followed a few years later by branches in Tunbridge Wells, Brighton, Guildford and London. The brand continued to expand throughout the Nineties, and was acquired in June 2004 by the Icelandic Mosaic Fashions. In 2009 Mosaic Fashions ceased trading and the brand transferred to Aurora Fashions. Karen Millen was spun-out from Aurora Fashions in 2011, remaining under the ownership of Aurora's owner, Kaupthing Bank. Creative Director Gemma Metheringham oversees twelve designers, producing two main collections and two transitional collections each season. Karen Millen trades from 84 standalone"
"with a more sophisticated palette; ""baby pinks and lilacs have made way for olives, camel, china blue, tea rose and yes, plenty of black – and the detailing has a quirky vintage feel rather than being fussy."" Whistles (company) Whistles is a clothing brand with 46 stores across the UK. It was founded in 1976 by Lucille and Richard Lewin. In January 2008, Jane Shepherdson, former Topshop director, signed a deal to purchase a 20 per cent stake in Whistles and was appointed the job of chief executive. In March 2016, Whistles and its 46 shops was bought by the"
"Korea and Japan. Every October, Brighton Collectibles comes out with their annual ""Power of Pink"" bracelet, which benefits local Breast Cancer charities. In 2007, the company won a case before the U.S. Supreme Court to allow price floors in ""Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc."". Brighton Collectibles Brighton Collectibles (Brighton) is an accessories manufacturer and retailer, with over 195 retail stores in the United States. Brighton products are also sold in more than 7,000 boutiques nationwide. The concept for Brighton began when Terri Kravitz and Jerry Kohl, high school sweethearts, opened a specialty retail store. In 1991, Terri"
"retaining a minority stake and remaining the company's Creative Director. In October 2016, TA Associates sold its stake to Baring Private Equity Asia for an undisclosed amount. The transaction saw chairman Paul Mason replaced by William Flanz, former chairman and executive of Gucci Group. Cath Kidston Limited Cath Kidston Limited is a British international chain of home furnishing retail stores based in England, registered with Companies House, number 02808583, on 13 April 1993. Designer Cath Kidston opened her first shop in London's Holland Park in 1994, selling hand-embroidered tea-towels and brightly renovated furniture. She later described it as just a"
"Brighton Collectibles Brighton Collectibles (Brighton) is an accessories manufacturer and retailer, with over 195 retail stores in the United States. Brighton products are also sold in more than 7,000 boutiques nationwide. The concept for Brighton began when Terri Kravitz and Jerry Kohl, high school sweethearts, opened a specialty retail store. In 1991, Terri and Jerry launched Brighton Collectibles with a single collection of belts. Over the years, Brighton has expanded their products to include a line of coordinating accessories and footwear. A customer might choose a lipstick case that matches a wallet, earrings that match a pair of sunglasses, a"
"than Lady Diana Spencer who, eventually became Princess of Wales. Jourdan and his sons opened his first boutique in Paris in 1957, although the company headquarters remained in Romans. They were granted a license to design and manufacture shoes under the Christian Dior brand in 1959 and in more recent years have also created designs under the Pierre Cardin label. The company has for many years focused on being viewed as setting trends and innovating in fashion design, and it can be debated whether Herbert Levine and Beth Levine inspired this innovation or learned from it; both may be true."
"used a cover photo of Salma Hayek wearing a Bucci necklace, which led to Bucci developing her first non-US retailer—London's multi-brand store Browns. The jewelry is available in Harrods, Bergdorf Goodman, Lane Crawford, Colette, Luisa Via Roma and other stores. Bucci opened a store in Belgravia, London, in 2007, and a second in Porto Montenegro in 2011. In 2013, she became a brand ambassador for Tod's No_Code. In 2016 she announced a collaboration with Audemars Piguet, to redesign their Royal Oak watch with her Florentine finish to celebrate the watch's 40th anniversary. Bucci has produced an annual limited edition collection"
"Queen of Shops in 2008 saw retail guru Mary Portas introduce a failing fashion store in Ascot to Anna and her label in the hope of saving the business and educating the owner in the needs of her plus size customers. After the programme aired the brand saw a 72% increase in sales of the range in Harrods, as well as 35 new retail outlets looking to stock her pieces. The feature even caused annascholz.com to crash due to internet sales and is often referred to as one of the most influential features for the brand. Having been born in"
"area, vintage clothing market, and restaurant, and was financed by an investment from the Standa department stores, part of the Montedison group. Meanwhile the label introduced the monokini and thong from Brazil, causing controversy with the topless photos used to advertise them. Glass beads from New Mexico were another hit. In 1975 the company opened its first store overseas, on the King's Road in London, and launched a children's collection called Fioruccino. It brought Afghan coats to the mass market, and popularised the leopard-skin prints first created by Elsa Schiaparelli two decades before. The 1976 opening of the store down"
"old-fashioned glamour."", ""Vogue"", UK, 1 May 2011. Pretty Eccentric Pretty Eccentric™ is a British clothing retailer. The first store opened in Brighton's Lanes district in October 2009 Pretty Eccentric was founded in 2009 by Michelle Scott. Previously she had a career in buying and marketing at the Arcadia Group, Whistles and at The Body Shop where she was UK Product Director and USA Marketing Director (2003–2009) but had harboured a lifelong ambition to create her own brand. Pretty Eccentric designs distinctive clothing, handbags, accessories and fine fragrance. Beaded dresses with bows, frills, lace and old-fashioned glamour that is the design"
"to the European Court of Human Rights. Following L'Oréal's 2006 purchase of The Body Shop, which does not support animal testing, The Body Shop's founder Anita Roddick was forced to defend herself against allegations of abandoning her principles over L'Oréal's track record on animal testing. Calls were made for shoppers to boycott The Body Shop. On 31 July 2014 during Operation Protective Edge launched by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the Gaza Strip, the Israel advocacy organisation StandWithUs posted several Facebook photos of care packages, which they said were donated by Garnier Israel to female IDF soldiers. This sparked"
"also spent time there. The expansion, which had begun in 1975, continued apace. By 1984, the brand had stores on London's King's Road and LA's Rodeo Drive, as well as branches in Sydney, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Its Milan store would attract up to 10,000 visitors on a Saturday at the peak of its success. For a while, Elio Fiorucci's reach appeared unstoppable – he said: ""we were never wrong"" – but he struggled to manage the company's financial affairs. In 1981 Benetton bought Montedison's share in the company, selling it on to Aknofin six years later. Also in 1986,"
"later that year an eighth store in Merry Hill in Dudley opened. In September 2014, a ninth store opened in Brighton's Churchill Square shopping centre opened. Model Jacqui Ainsley has been recruited to be the face of the brand. The name Boux Avenue was inspired by a French waitress who served Paphitis when holidaying with his family in France. The store has an unusual selling layout in the UK, displaying the majority of its products in drawers as opposed to hanging rails and stands; a similar manner to American lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret. Boux Avenue Boux Avenue Ltd. is a"
"Montague Burton died, the Company was the largest multiple tailor in the world. Burton was the official suit supplier of the England national football team for the World Cup in 1966. In 1964, the Peter Robinson chain began what became a relaunch as Topshop. This was in response to the development of a new young fashion culture around Britain in the 1960s; Topshop became the company's home of young, modern, on-trend ladieswear, a role it continues to hold. The Topshop launch began with Topshop-branded departments within Peter Robinson stores in 1964, with the first standalone Topshop stores opened ten years"
"at 295 Oxford Street opposite John Lewis. There are now over 330 stores in 24 countries. After a phase of consolidation, Tie Rack started to expand again in 2008/09. In July 2009 they had about 260 shops in 26 countries, there of about 190 shops in at least 14 countries of the EU with more than 1.500 employees. In 1999, the chain store was bought by Frangi SpA Group, and has since benefited from this buyout by being able to sell products under the Frangi brand. In 2007 Fingen Group, Firenze, Italy got the hold of the majority stake. In"
"about 230 direct employees within the group. Gudrun Sjödén (fashion label) Gudrun Sjödén is a Swedish fashion label and retail chain. In 2016 the company is headquartered in Stockholm, and has 12 stores in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the UK and the US, and via a Germany subsidiary, six stores in Germany. The company produces and sells fashion clothing an textiles using natural materials, and unusual in fashion labels for offering sizes up to XXL. In 1976, Gudrun Sjödén , a 1963 graduate of Konstfack College of Arts and Design in Stockholm, working with her husband Bjorn, opened a store"
"who encouraged her to perfect the smallest details. She scraped together money to buy small pieces of leather, and created bags, one by one, which she sold in local street markets. With each bag she sold she would buy more leather, make more bags, and so on, until she finally was able to open her shop at 37 Hartenstraat. Her designs are for sale in over 150 museums and design stores over the world and are sold in several countries like Germany, the UK, Japan and the USA. She is regarded as one of the influential Dutch designers of the"
"minutes.The fashion retailer had agreed to host the pop-up with Penguin, to help launch the book Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies) with products for sale supporting the UN charity Girl Up. Topshop Topshop (originally Top Shop) is a British multinational fashion retailer of clothing, shoes, make-up and accessories. It has around 500 shops worldwide – of which some 300 are in the UK – plus online operations in a number of its markets. Its current CEO is Ian Grabiner, and it is part of the Arcadia Group, which is controlled by Sir Philip Green. Topshop started as a"
"250 employees in a former dairy in Brighton. Cornelia James has been Royal Warrant holders since 1979, and is now based in Lewes, Sussex. The company is now run by her daughter, Genevieve James, who's also the brand's creative director. Notable clients include the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Anne, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Madonna. Cornelia James produces high-end products for wealthy individuals. A pair of full-length pure-wool gloves cuffed with silver fox fur cost $570. Japan is the company's best customer. Cornelia James (company) Cornelia James is a firm of British glovemakers, founded in 1946, and with a Royal Warrant"