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Anita Roddick
Newest Review: ... she died n all but she should have been removed from her pedastall years ago and recognised as just another run of the mill business woman. She cashed in on a gap in the market and then sold out her beliefs to the highest bidder! Business wise, well done her. Morally, not a nice move!! I think body shop was great and I always shopped there in confidence knowing I would be buying cruelty ... more  ... free products. Now that my money would be going to one of the most sickening corporations out there I don't set foot in a body shop outlet!!
In all, I think Anita was probably a fine person and just a run of the mill business woman. Im sorry she passed ...more |
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Anita Roddick - just a normal woman with shrewd ethics (211 words)
by evesapples131 - written on 23.01.08 (Useful, 59 readings)
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Anita started by doing great thing, starting up a chain of animal friendly beauty products but then went and sold out to Loreal who test on animals like bunnies are going out of 'fashion'. Its sad she died n all but she should have been removed from her pedastall years ago and recognised as just another run of the mill business woman. She cashed in on a gap in the market and then sold out her beliefs to the highest bidder! Business wise, well done her. Morally, not a nice move!! I think body shop was great and I always shopped there in confidence knowing I would be buying cruelty free products. Now that my money would be going to one of ...
A Woman Ahead of Her Time (969 words)
by anonymili - written on 15.10.07 (Very useful, 156 readings)
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Anita Roddick was born on 23rd October 1942 and is most famous for being the founder of the British ethical cosmetics company The Body Shop. Roddick was born Anita Lucia Perilli in Sussex and was one of four children. She trained as a teacher in Bath prior to travelling extensively before she marrying her husband Gordon Roddick in 1970 by which time they already had one child and were expecting their second. Roddick founded The Body Shop in 1976 and initially sold just 15 different products, compared to over 300 products in 2007. Between 1962 and 1976 Roddick work in Library of International Herald Tribune in Paris, taught English and History in ...
