‘It’s happening already!’ shoppers scream as Body Shop creams are slashed by £26 in Home Bargains days after shops close
BEAUTY fanatics have been left in a frenzy after discovering a best-selling face cream from The Body Shop in Home Bargains.
The Body Shop, which was founded in 1976, is pulling down shutters on 75 stores across the UK after falling into administration last month.
But what is set to happen with all the surplus stock?
Well, some of it has already landed in Home Bargains, leaving fans of the health and beauty store beaming.
The Edelweiss Smoothing Day Cream is one of the retailer’s best sellers at £30, but it’s now on Home Bargains shelves for just £3.99.
That’s a whopping £26.01 saving.
Shopper Chelsea Forrest took to Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK to alert others to the skincare steal.
“Don’t walk girls, run!” she penned.
Brits were quick to comment that “it’s happening already” and the discount is “a great saving indeed”.
The Body Shop scientists said that “this lightweight daily cream has an air-whipped texture” that leaves your skin “feeling stronger and looking more luminous”.
The cream reportedly plumps skin with 48 hour hydration and is “clinically proven to help smooth the appearance of fine lines”.
What’s more, it helps to support the skin’s barrier with edelweiss extract and Community Fair Trade moringa seed oil.
Edelweiss is marvelled for its resilience and power to protect and repair itself, something skincare brands are recreating in their products with the ingredient.
The Body Shop bosses confirmed last month that it plans to close 75 of its 198 stores across the UK.
It comes after seven stores already closed their doors for good, including in London, Bristol and Warwickshire.
When the company collapsed, administrators said the firm would "consider all options" but concluded the current range of stores "is no longer viable".
Almost 500 staff will lose their jobs when the 75 stores shut their doors for good, FRP Advisory said.
However, they confirmed 116 branches across the UK will remain open for now.
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FRP also said the retailer would be focusing more on online sales and wholesale.
Meanwhile, a restructuring of its head office will lead to the loss of 270 jobs.
Who was Body Shop founder Anita Roddick?
Dame Anita Roddick, born October 23, 1942, was a British businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner.
Throughout her lifetime, Anita was best known as the founder of the Body Shop - a cosmetics company producing and retailing natural beauty products.
Anita opened her first Body Shop in Brighton back in 1976.
The brand first started as a small shop providing quality skincare products in refilled bottles, with the belief that the business could be a force for good.
Following this, the Body Shop went on to become a global retail business serving over 30 million customers worldwide.
As a keen campaigner, Anita was involved in activism for environmental and social issues, such as involvement with Greenpeace and The Big Issue.
In addition to this, in 1990, the late entrepreneur founded Children on the Edge - a charitable organisation which helps disadvantaged children in Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia.
In 2007 Anita, who also worked alongside her husband Gordan, sold the company to L’Oréal, but still played an active role in the business.
French firm L'Oreal paid £625million for the company, providing Anita and her husband Gordon with more than £100million for their 18 per cent share in the business.
In September 2007, Dame Anita Roddick passed away at 64 from a brain haemorrhage after being admitted to St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex.
Her husband Gordon, and her two daughters, Sam and Justine, were at her side.
Prior to her passing, Anita had revealed that she was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in 2004.
The late founder's illness was first discovered during a routine blood test for a life insurance policy.
She had lived with the illness for more than 30 years before it was discovered - by which time she was suffering from cirrhosis of the liver.
In 2008, a year after her passing, Anita's will revealed that she had given away all of her £51million to charity and the rest to tax.