Fears grow for Body Shop stores in the Republic as some parts of European operations start to close

A source at the retailer told the Irish Examiner that staff in the Republic will be given a notice period of two weeks and that the retailer will be closing all its stores and operations

Last year, the Irish arm of the Body Shop reported a pre-tax loss of €1.6m which the company said was primarily driven by an impairment loss on intangible assets of over €1.5m.

Fears are mounting over the survival of The Body Shop in the Republic of Ireland as other parts of the retailer’s operations across parts of Europe started to be shut down on Friday.

The skincare chain’s German stores have been put into administration and staff in Belgium have been told that their jobs are not safe, according to reports.