The Body Shop NZ in administration, all 16 stores to close

The Body Shop NZ in administration, all 16 stores to close
Body Shop NZ couldn't find a buyer. (Image: Creative Commons)
Gregor Thompson
After failing to find a buyer, cosmetic and skincare retailer The Body Shop will close its 16 New Zealand stores.Calibre Partners’ liquidation professionals Daniel Stoneman and Neale Jackson were appointed voluntary administrators to The Body Shop NZ on Wednesday.  The Body Shop NZ’s UK-based parent company was placed into administration in February 2024. Following this, the assets of The Body Shop International were mostly sold by the administrators in September. Stoneman told BusinessDesk that The Body Shop NZ was exclud...

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