Comments on: Goodbye, Anita Roddick

By: jim fitz t'sviiiillllle

jim fitz t'sviiiillllle — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:49:08 +0000

Any way Zoe, As you know, we all must pass on at some time, leaving only our footprints and good deeds. Just keep up the old “Perception is not reality” ideals. Keeping it real is a great “life” choice no matter if great or small.

By: ylm

ylm — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:05:41 +0000

hear, hear.
Nice tribute, zoe

By: zoe

zoe — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:02:58 +0000

Kiki, I agree, L’Oreal ownership is definitely one reason I don’t really buy there any more - because of the changes that brought about, that anyone can see going in to the shops: different products, less emphasis on the unique ingredients, the sourcing of the ingredients etc, and in a major way the complete abandonment of any political position or voice.

Also in Anita Roddick’s second autobiography Business As Unusual, she basically tells how she was kicked out of running the company, because the board (TBS went public) didn’t like her politicising and wanted TBS to focus only on shareholder profits, and stop trying to be ethical/use ethically sourced products. Basically, even before TBS was sold to L’Oreal, they were already abandoning the whole attraction of TBS for me, and becoming just another company that uses the words ‘natural’, ‘organic’ etc etc for marketing purposes.

I’d rather support Lush, Trilogy, etc - companies who are independent and have a personality - have a soul. Even Dove - at least they are running interesting campaigns with a social message (even if it’s “just marketing”, at least it’s saying something good! at least there is still a message!)

By: kiki

kiki — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:50:43 +0000

I just heard it at the news. I am shocked, even if I did not believe in the concept of the body shop anymore, since Anita Roddick sold the business last year to L’Oreal, it had changed (e.g.no wheat germ oil products!)

But you are right, she started a great idea and its good to honour her for that!