After raising £76m, Lush discontinues Charity Pot to make way for new charitable giving streams
At the end of September 2024, Lush’s main giving stream, Charity Pot, was discontinued.
Following Lush reaching the significant milestone of over £100 million in donations, the business feels that this is the right time to reflect on charitable giving as a whole and assess the funding needed to meet the current challenges the world faces at this critical time.
Iconic Lush fragrances launch in candle form
Hot off the press, Lush is launching four new limited edition candles fragranced with iconic scents chosen by the Lush community of super fans.
Digital Press Pack
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Meet the Co-Founders and Global Leadership team
Lush was founded in 1995 by six co-founders; Mo Constantine, Mark Constantine, Rowena Bird, Helen Ambrosen, Liz Bennett and Paul Greeves. Meet some of the people on the Lush Leadership team, and discover who’s a Shareholder, a co-founder, a self confessed Lushie and much more
PR Image Library
Journalists and members of the press can discover and download assets including relevant photography relating to recent events and product launches here!
Our Awards
A quick look at some of the awards, accolades and praise over the past 25 years, including all the latest ones…
About Lush
Lush was founded in 1995 by 6 co-founders; Mo Constantine, Mark Constantine, Rowena Bird, Helen Ambrosen, Liz Bennett and Paul Greeves. Emerging from the demise of a previous mail order business called Cosmetics To Go – a massive success that collapsed through a combination of over-trading and flooding – it was the same team that created and inspired this new venture.The first shop opened in Poole, Dorset where it still remains as the heart of Lush business ventures today. There are now 104 shops in the UK and Ireland, and over 886 worldwide in 52 countries.
Expansion Lush’s expansion, while rapid, has been controlled. The rights to Lush worldwide are wholly owned by the Poole based parent company, Lush Ltd, which also owns Lush Retail Ltd in the UK and shares in all Lush retail operations. Recent years (pre-pandemic) have seen a modest increase in new store openings, instead strong sales growth has been the result of a focus on strategic relocations to bigger and better stores and refits. Larger stores in better locations mean we can offer the customer an altogether better experience, with the full product range. Lush has wholly owned shops in the UK&I, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Japan, France, Luxembourg, Austria, the Republic of Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, The Czech Republic, Portugal, Hungary and Hong Kong.
We also have joint ventures or license agreements in over 20 other countries including: Switzerland, Chile, South Korea, Ukraine, Croatia, Dubai, Singapore, Mexico, Lebanon, South Africa, Greece and Thailand. Future expansion plans are focusing on Vietnam, South America, Indonesia, Pakistan and Iran.
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