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The Body Shop International PLC
 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
Six Degrees of Co-optation
Jun 26 2000 12:00 AM PDT

 PROFILE
Promoting beauty in the customer's eye instead of the beholder's, The Body Shop International sells skin and hair care products so natural they sound edible (Peppermint Foot Lotion, Banana Shampoo). The company combines activism with marketing, encouraging women to focus on self-esteem and social and environmental causes. The Body Shop operates about 1,750 stores (most are franchised) in about 50 countries. Surpassed by Intimate Brands' Bath & Body Works, the company gave up manufacturing to focus on retailing. Co-chairs Anita (founder) and Gordon Roddick (her husband) own about 25% of the company. Mexican firm Grupo Omnilife has called off its bid for the The Body Shop, which has bought back its US operations.

 COMPETITION
Avon Products, Inc. (AVP)
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL)
Intimate Brands, Inc. (IBI)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: February
2001 Sales (mil.): 539.70
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 3.6%
Employees: 5,771
Revenue per employee: $93,519.32

 KEY PEOPLE
• Patrick Gournay
    CEO
• Jeremy A. Kett
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
Watersmead
Littlehampton West Sussex BN17 6LS, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-1-903-731-500
Fax: 44-1-903-726-250
Online: Web Site

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