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Cosmetic brand Lush has opened its first 24-hour vending machine, located in Coal Drop’s Yard at King’s Cross in London. Lush said it aims to provide customers with a distinctive retail experience by allowing them to purchase its products at any time of the…
Lush has taken a positive approach to its future in Hong Kong following the closure of its Central flagship store at the end of last month. But it has criticized the city’s landlords generally for failing to share the burden of a decimated retail market in…
Beauty products retailer Lush Hong Kong has closed its five-story flagship store several months before its lease was due for renewal. The high-profile store was opened in late 2015, at Soho Square in Central. At the time billed as the brand’s largest store in…
Foreign Lush customers in Japan can now shop without language barriers as the brand launches the first language-free concept store in Shinjuku district. By using AI technology, the UK cosmetics retailer helps its customers enjoy their retail experience…
The new Lush Tokyo store opened on Saturday is its largest yet in Asia, a three-storey, 1240sqm flagship. Billed as “a global destination, with a curation of the best of Lush as you know it,” the Lush Shinjuku store is housed in the southeast wing of Shinjuku…
Beauty and well-being retailer Lush UK will close its social media accounts this week, citing disillusionment with the algorithms and pay-to-display policies determining how they appear in their customers’ feeds. The firm will shut down Lush UK, Lush Kitchen,…
Global beauty business Lush posted a £3.9 million (A$7.17 million) operating loss in the year to June 30, 2018, compared to an operating profit of £22.6 million ($41.54 million) the year prior. The decline was due to the rising cost of goods, manufacturing,…
After opening two concept stores in Milan and Berlin earlier in the year, British cosmetics retailer Lush has opened a third global concept store in Tokyo. While the Italian and German locations opened with a focus on packaging-free cosmetics, the Japanese…
It has been little more than a year since French cosmetics firm NARS’ controversial decision to sell its make-up in China caused a major rift in the global cruelty-free beauty scene. Fans of the brand and animal-lovers may soon be able to make peace. China is…
With four stores already, cosmetics company Lush Singapore is set to open its flagship at VivoCity on September 1. Occupying a 107 sqm basement space, it will be the largest Lush shop in Singapore. “The new shop will allow us to showcase the innovation at…
Ethical cosmetic brand Lush has reported exceptional results for their 2014-15 financial year, with brand sales accelerating 26 per cent to £574 million. Strong like-for-like growth of 22 per cent has been achieved via the combination of its store estate and…
Asif Ahmad, the UK ambassador to the Philippines, is one of the busiest diplomats in the country, as he leads, almost on a weekly basis, the opening of new outlets put up by dozens of British companies which are taking advantage of the rapidly growing…
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