Western Daily Press (Saturday)
Lush set to spend £10.6m in its UK shops by year end
DORSET-BASED cosmetics retailer Lush says it is projected to spend £10.6m in its UK shops before the end of the financial year.
As part of this investment, the Poole-headquartered firm hopes to expand the number of retail shops, relocations and improvements to existing shops, plus elevating its customer experience.
The investment is a £8m-plus increase on the company’s announced investment in FY23 for the UK.
The majority spend of the investment was on Lush’s new 20,000 sq ft shop in Glasgow. The Scottish flagship spans five floors and features a variety of “new and exciting” concepts.
It marks the latest opening for
Lush, having also recently opened new stores in Covent Garden, Teeside, Aberdeen and Kingstonupon-Thames.
For chief executive Mark Constantine, Lush opening its first standalone HairLab on December 2 was a particular highlight.
The first of its kind in the country, Lush’s Brighton HairLab at 79 Trafalgar Street features no chemical hair dyes, recycles 100% of its salon waste and champions diversity, with texture-specialist hair artists, quiet hours and specialist workshops.
Lush head of retail stores UK & Ireland, Kasey Swithenbank, said: “We know that physical retail spaces contribute to lasting memories.
“There are certain times throughout our lives that require physical retail, the purchasing of a wedding dress, buying your child’s first pair of shoes, going out shopping with friends for the first time as a teenager.
“At Lush, we’re committed to creating spaces that contribute to our customers being able to create lasting memories with their friends and family and our blend between traditional retailing and experiential retailing highlights this.”
As Lush opens new shops across the UK and Ireland, many new jobs are being created, with Lush recently announcing more than 1,000 new roles.