Anita Roddick is really a legend in retailing, from popularising concepts like anti-animal testing which is now commonplace in cosmetics, to cause marketing and even fair trade, she made an enormous impact on the industry before her shockingly untimely death in 2007. She may have made many mistakes along the way, something she happily admits, and may have negatively impacted the lives of some of the people she was trying to help along the way, something actively rejected, but she always had her best intentions at heart and truly wanted to see the world be a better place. For me, my interest in her genius lies in the retailing concepts she championed, bringing self-service shopping to the UK and challenging the logistical norms in the production line in the industry at that time. She was an incredible person, and her memory will not soon be forgotten.
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Heinemann Profiles: Anita Roddick by Rob Alcraft: amzn.to/48PJ99s
Anita Roddick and the Body Shop by Paul Brown: amzn.to/3IqZ6bk
Women of Achievement by Sherry Beck Paprocki: amzn.to/49Icbt3
Body and Soul by Anita Roddick: amzn.to/3PaQb1H
Business as Unusual by Anita Roddick: amzn.to/3Pb80xw
The Body Shop Book by The Body Shop Team: amzn.to/3PdxJW3
Brave Hearts Rebel Spirits by Brooke Shelby Biggs: amzn.to/3vb2eoW
A Revolution in Kindness by Anita Roddick: amzn.to/3Pjx9GC
Tschiffely's Ride by Aimé Tschiffely: amzn.to/3vbozCU
26 апр 2024
