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Anita roddick was born on october 23, 1942 in littlehampton, sussex, england as anita lucia perella. Dame anita lucia roddick, dbe 23 october 1942 10 september 2007 was a british businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, best known as the founder of the body shop, a cosmetics company producing and retailing natural beauty products that shaped ethical consumerism. What distinguishes the body shop and roddick from other global businesses and entrepreneurs is a core dedication to community trade and human rights. She and her siblings worked at their parents cafe after school and on weekends. Dame anita roddick british businesswoman britannica.
Anita roddick is one of the worlds most outspoken, controversial, and successful entrepreneurs of the age. At the club gilda ran back home, anita was introduced to gordon roddick, not short of a quid or two. Dame anita roddick, dbe was a british businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, best known as the founder of the body shop, a cosmetics company producing and retailing natural beauty products that shaped ethical consumerism. Anita roddick, founder of the body shop, gave an invited talk at the university of south. At the club gilda ran back home, anita was introduced to gordon roddick. The initiator, creator and founder of the wellknown wellness and cosmetic. The next war will be about water dame anita roddick. Bbc news business she wanted to tear up the rule book. Dame anita roddick, the selfstyled hellraiser of the business world and one of the uks favourite entrepreneurs, reveals why retirement from the body shop has made her even more radical. The obituary was featured in legacy on september 10, 2007, and new york times on september 12, 2007. I started the body shop in 1976 simply to create a livelihood for myself and my two daughters, while my husband, gordon, was trekking across the americas. Jan 18, 2015 dame anita roddick, dbe 23 october 1942 10 september 2007 was a britishborn international businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, best known as the founder of the.
Anita roddick the woman who shaped ethical consumerism. Controversial businesswoman and environmentalist roddick, creator of t. This is a full transcript of the profile interview. This book is written from the heart, which is rare for businesses but anita roddick.
Sep 11, 2007 dame anita roddick, who has died aged 64 after a stroke, opened her first body shop in brighton in 1976 the beauty business was not then about bodies, which were merely the soaped tail end of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Anita roddick biography childhood, life achievements. Sep 11, 2007 emma thelwell, city correspondent at the daily telegraph, interviewed anita roddick on august 16th at the hospital in covent garden, london. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. An entrepreneur, anita roddick tells us about her spirit in this book. The company was one of the first to prohibit the use of ingredients tested on animals in some of its. Oct 24, 1985 dame anita roddick, dbe was a british businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, best known as the founder of the body shop, a cosmetics company producing and retailing natural beauty products that shaped ethical consumerism. In 2003, roddicks achievements were recognized when she appointed a dame by the queen, and officially styled as dame anita roddick. The very first store of the body shop opens on 26th march 1967 in brighton, on the south coast.
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