Busy.
Actually, why do I bother saying that? I can't remember the last time I
wasn't busy...
Let's start with the bad stuff. I emailed the Body Shop last Friday, after hearing the news they'd sold out to L'Oréal. Yesterday I had an email back...
We would like to thank you for your email in relation to the recommended cash offer for the The Body Shop International Plc by L'Oreal which was announced last week.
Our UK Customer Care team is working through the emails we have received and will respond as appropriate to each email. In the meantime please find attached our statement to customers on the announcement including comments on the decision from The Body Shop Founder and non-executive director, Dame Anita Roddick, The Body Shop Chief Executive Officer, Peter Saunders and Chairman and CEO of L'Oréal, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones.
This is the statement, in full. (Sorry for the length...)
The boards of L'Oréal and The Body Shop are pleased to announce today that agreement has been reached on the terms of a recommended cash offer to be made by L'Oréal, to acquire The Body Shop.
Commenting on the Offer, Dame Anita Roddick, founder and non-executive director of The Body Shop, said: "For both Gordon and I, this is without doubt the best 30th anniversary gift The Body Shop could have received. L'Oréal has displayed visionary leadership in wanting to be an authentic advocate and supporter of our values. They understand what a maverick The Body Shop was in the business world and how we helped change the language of business, incorporating the action of social change, especially in human rights, animal welfare, the environment and Community Trade. I am so proud of these achievements. We have come a long way since then with great new campaigns like Stop Violence in the Home, fabulous new products and Community Trade ingredients and an even bigger reach around the world. I want to thank all those employees, consultants, franchisees, suppliers and NGO friends who helped shaped our identity. I am confident that they will see being part of the L'Oréal family as a great opportunity for The Body Shop.
The five values of The Body Shop will continue to be applied throughout the organisation and we will be offered the opportunity to further expand the brand and our values with support from L'Oréal. We can expand into new markets and grow all our channels: retail stores, TBSAH and ecommerce around the world. For our customers The Body Shop remains a great ethical retailer offering prestige quality products at affordable prices with compelling values campaigns and our commitment to our five values including Community Trade and Against Animal Testing."
The Chairman and CEO of L'Oréal, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, said: "We have always had great respect for the success of The Body Shop and for its strong identity and values created by its outstanding founder, Dame Anita Roddick. A partnership between our companies makes perfect sense. Combining L'Oréal's expertise and knowledge of international markets with the distinct culture and values of The Body Shop, will benefit both companies. We are delighted that The Body Shop board has agreed to unanimously recommend our offer to the Company's shareholders. We look forward to working together with The Body Shop management, employees and franchisees to fulfil The Body Shop's independent potential as part of the L'Oréal family."
Commenting on the Offer, Peter Saunders, Chief Executive, The Body Shop said: "The Body Shop Board believes that the purchase by L'Oréal will benefit our customers and other stakeholders through the opportunity to extend the reach of The Body Shop brand and its exciting range of products and campaigns in partnership with L'Oréal it provides good value to shareholders; and ensures an exciting future for The Body Shop employees and The Body Shop At Home™ consultants within one of the most respected cosmetic companies in the world."
Fucking hypocrites. I'll post any 'personalised' reply I receive.
On several more pleasant notes...
My copy of Jenni's CD
Quiet Mind arrived yesterday. It's extraordinarily beautiful, complex without being complicated, transcendant and
haunting, a joy to listen to.
I've proof/beta-ed half of the Dartmouth book so far (hoping to finish tonight) and it's
very good. So good, in fact, that at several points I forgot I was supposed to be beta-ing and immersed myself in the text, then had to go back and work over it again! It deserves to be a top seller. Keeping fingers crossed.
Butbutbut... The item I bought from eBay arrived this morning...
WAIIII!!!
Yes, it's a Zarbon
gashopon! Rather larger than life-size in this scan (he's actually 3 and a quarter inches high: I did try taking some photos but they didn't come out terribly well - I think the figure's too small even for my zoom function. Unless I wasn't using it correctly, which is a distinct possibility), and I've left off the cloak (which always got in the way as far as I was concerned) - and also coloured the eyes, as for some wholly inconceivable reason they were
purple (I shall paint them when I can find the right colour).
I am, of course, delighted. To put it mildly. And I'm wondering - since Bandai have
finally included the character in their list - if they might now produce an action figure as well. Keeping fingers tightly crossed, anyway!
I'm also extremely pleased that my first experience of eBay was so painless and easy. The package was sent from Hong Kong on the
20th, and arrived here faster than some internal mail!
I must now email the seller and let him know how pleased I am... (Onna, if you're interested let me know and I'll email the details!)
And I'll be getting back to
2AC tonight!
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Joules *Dances with Haddock* Taylor
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