US EditionLush shuts UK shops 'in solidarity with Gaza'
Lush halted all UK operations for a day, aiming to pressure the government by withholding tax revenue to highlight Gaza's severe humanitarian crisis impacting millions.
- Lush closed all its UK stores, website, and factories on September 3, 2025, including locations in Coventry and Warwickshire, in solidarity with Gaza.
- The closures responded to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where the Israeli government prevents urgent aid from entering the region, causing widespread starvation.
- Lush’s shop windows featured a prominent statement expressing solidarity by announcing their temporary closure in protest against the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, mirroring the concern shared by both the company and its customers.
- While losing a day of takings and related UK tax contributions, Lush called for more government action to end death, destruction, and arms sales, signing off "In Peace and Solidarity, LUSH."
- Lush plans to re-release its Watermelon Slice fundraising soap, which supported Palestinian child mental health, with proceeds aiding medical services for those injured in Gaza.
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“Stop Starving Gaza": UK Retailer Lush Shuts Stores and Factory in Solidarity Amid Ongoing Israeli Genocide - Quds News Network
UK retail firm Lush has closed its shops across the country, along with its website and factory, for one day in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in response to the ongoing Israeli genocide that has killed more than 60,000 people, most of them women and children, and the Israeli-made famine.
UK cosmetics chain closes for a day in Gaza protest
LONDON: British cosmetics chain Lush on Wednesday shut down its UK shops, factories and online sales for the day to protest the devastating humanitarian effects of Israel’s war in Gaza. The international retailer said it displayed signs reading “stop starving Gaza — we are closed in solidarity” across shuttered shop windows. “Whilst Lush is losing a day of takings, this also
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