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The Body Shop

international cosmetics company
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The Body Shop

Summary

The Body Shop is a retail chain[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of retail_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (907 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Body Shop is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • The Body Shop's instance of is recorded as retail chain[4].
  • The Body Shop's founder is recorded as Anita Roddick[5].
  • The Body Shop's founder is recorded as Gordon Roddick[6].
  • The Body Shop's headquarters location is recorded as Littlehampton[7].
  • The Body Shop is part of Q118522762[8].
  • The Body Shop's Commons category is recorded as The Body Shop[9].
  • The Body Shop's industry is recorded as retail[10].
  • The Body Shop's industry is recorded as cosmetics industry[11].
  • 1976 marks the founding of The Body Shop[12].
  • The Body Shop's location of formation is recorded as Brighton[13].
  • The Body Shop's official website is recorded as https://www.thebodyshop.com[14].
  • The Body Shop's official website is recorded as https://www.thebodyshop.com/en-gb/[15].
  • The Body Shop's official website is recorded as https://www.thebodyshop.com/en-us/[16].
  • The Body Shop's official website is recorded as https://www.thebodyshop.com/en-ca/[17].
  • The Body Shop's official website is recorded as https://www.thebodyshop.com/de-de/[18].
  • The Body Shop's official website is recorded as https://www.thebodyshop.co.id/[19].
  • The Body Shop's official website is recorded as https://www.thebodyshop.in/[20].
  • The Body Shop's official website is recorded as https://www.thebodyshop.com.au[21].
  • The Body Shop's official website is recorded as https://thebodyshop.com.sa/[22].
  • The Body Shop's official website is recorded as https://www.thebodyshop.com.br/[23].
  • The Body Shop's official website is recorded as https://www.thebodyshop.lv/[24].
  • The Body Shop's official website is recorded as https://www.thebodyshop.lt/[25].
  • The Body Shop's official website is recorded as https://www.thebodyshop.ee/[26].
  • The Body Shop's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+10000'}[27].

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Founding

Founders include Anita Roddick[5] and Gordon Roddick[6]. 1976 marks the founding of The Body Shop[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Brighton[13].

Identity

The Body Shop is part of Q118522762[8].

Operations

The Body Shop's headquarters location is recorded as Littlehampton[7].

Industry

Industries include retail[10] and cosmetics industry[11].

Why It Matters

The Body Shop ranks in the top 9% of retail_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (907 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Anita Roddick United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Nw520 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Natur-Aktien-Index, Q118522762
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q118522762]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788603371519"
  2. 19w ago · Chalmd · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id → 97fd4b8f-65e8-4d87-917a-665b7d06404e
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1617]]: 97fd4b8f-65e8-4d87-917a-665b7d06404e"
  3. 22w ago · Yirba · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Natur-Aktien-Index, Q118522762
    Companies house company id → 01284170
    Headquarters location → Littlehampton
    Instance of → retail chain
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30163|batch #30163]]: OpenCorporates company ID to Companies House company ID"
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