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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Lush shuts all UK stores to protest Israeli genocide in Gaza</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">September 3, 2025</div>
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takes a principled stand for Gaza, sacrificing profits to demand UK
government action and raise awareness about the Israeli siege's
humanitarian toll.</p><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
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Cosmetics retailer Lush displays banners reading: \u2018Stop starving Gaza\u2019 and \u2018We are closed in solidarity.\u2019 (X)
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<p>Cosmetics retailer Lush has temporarily shut all of its more than 100
UK shops, as well as its factories and website, in a symbolic protest
over the <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/david-cameron-ignored-advice-on-risk-of-uk-complicity-in-gen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">humanitarian crisis in Gaza</a>.</p>
<p>Online visitors were instead met with a page in Palestinian flag
colours bearing the message: \u201cStop starving Gaza. We are closed in
solidarity.\u201d</p>
<p>The company said the move was aimed at pressuring the UK government
to take stronger action by depriving it of a day\u2019s worth of tax revenue.</p>
<p>\u201cAcross the Lush business we share the anguish that millions of
people feel seeing the images of starving people in Gaza,\u201d the firm
stated. \u201cLike the rest of the world, we struggle to find ways we can
help whilst the Israeli government is preventing urgent humanitarian
assistance from entering Gaza.\u201d</p>
<h2>Fundraising product relaunched to support medical aid for Gaza victims</h2>
<p>Lush acknowledged that while the closure might inconvenience
customers, many shared its concerns. It also highlighted the success of
its fundraising soap, Watermelon Slice, which will now return, with
proceeds directed toward medical aid, including prosthetic services, for
<a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/Arts%26Culture/portrait-of-amputee-palestinian-child-named-press-photo-of-t" target="_blank" rel="noopener">those injured in Gaza</a>.</p>
<p>Founded in the UK in 1994 and now operating in more than 50
countries, the company noted that while the shutdown applies only to its
UK business, it expects similar demonstrations of solidarity in other
markets.</p>
<p>In its statement, Lush urged the government to <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/uk-suspends-30-of-350-arms-exports-licenses-to--israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">halt arms sales to "Israel"</a> and take immediate steps to end the bloodshed.</p>
<p>\u201cWhilst Lush is losing a day of takings, this also means the UK
Government is losing a day of tax contributions. We hope they, too, hear
the message our closure sends,\u201d the firm said.</p>
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