LUSH Cosmetics’ ethical soaps are popular

Charity cause of LUSH
profit drop

The turnover of the last fiscal year grew 11.3 %, reaching 363 million pounds or 430 million euro. Pre-tax profit dropped 16.2 % to 21.9 million pounds (26 million euro), but that is because LUSH Cosmetics spent 3.1 million pounds on charity and other initiatives for sustainability.

Another 2 million pounds was paid to purchase the remaining
Japanese activities, a region where the group “struggled” this past year as the company’s
ethical message did not come across that well or was even interpreted wrongly. That did not facilitate market penetration, the
Dorset-based company stated.

Excellent Christmas

LUSH Cosmetics announced the yearly results during a look back
on the past Christmas sales, which were excellent. Its 106 British stores sold an
additional 13.6 % (12.2 % increase on a like-for-like
basis) in the last five weeks of the year compared to the year before and its web
shop even saw a 27.7 % turnover increase. LUSH also had an excellent holiday
period in Belgium, with its store in Ghent even almost selling out completely.

LUSH Cosmetics, founded in 1994 by the
Constantines, has 910 stores in 50 countries, with 4 in Belgium and 8 in
the Netherlands. The company takes pride in the fabrication of hand-made
products that are human, animal and environmental friendly.

(Translated by Gary Peeters)