Lush closes all UK stores for one day in protest over Gaza
‘Stop starving Gaza’: Major cosmetics chain shuts for 24 hours in solidarity
- Lush closed all its UK shops and website for a day in solidarity with Gaza, urging the UK government to act to end the conflict and suffering.
- The toiletries chain estimates a loss of £350,000 in sales and incurred £300,000 in staff wages due to the closure.
- Lush stores displayed 'Stop starving Gaza' slogans, and its website showed a black page with a solidarity message.
- The company stated its closure aimed to send a message to the UK government, highlighting lost tax contributions and calling for an immediate end to the conflict and arms sales to Israel.
- Lush's action comes amidst UN reports of widespread starvation in Gaza due to an Israeli blockade and recent UK approvals of military equipment sales to Israel.