THE Body Shop branch in St Helier is due to close its doors this weekend.
Staff at Jersey’s only branch on King Street have confirmed that it will close permanently from 4pm on Saturday.
This comes after several weeks of uncertainty for the high street retailer, which went into administration earlier this month.
The Body Shop was founded by Anita Roddick in 1976 and pioneered environmentally friendly and ethical practices in the beauty industry.
Aurelius, the private equity firm that bought the business for £207m in November, recently decided that it had insufficient working capital after disappointing Christmas sales.
Administrators announced yesterday that The Body Shop was to close 75 stores across the UK in the next six weeks with the loss of 489 jobs.
The business had 215 UK stores at the end of last year.
