Natura & Co is a

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ian global

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cosmetics group headquartered in

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. The Natura & Co Group currently includes Natura Cosméticos,

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The Body Shop The Body Shop International Limited, trading as The Body Shop, is a British cosmetics, skin care and perfume company. Founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick, the company currently has a range of 1,000 products sold in about 3,000 stores, divided b ...

and

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. The Group is present in 73 countries across all continents except

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. Natura Cosméticos, the parent company, was founded in 1969 by Antônio Luiz Seabra and became a

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listed on

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in 2004. Currently the company is the largest Brazilian cosmetics company by revenue. In May 2019 Natura & Co announced that it had entered into definitive agreement to acquire

, Inc. The transaction was approved by Brazilian regulations authorities in the beginning of November 2019 and was completed in January 2020, making Natura & Co the 4th largest pure-play beauty company in the world.

History

In 1974, Natura adopted

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as sales model. In 2018 it had more than 6.6 million "consultants" (resellers) worldwide being the largest in the world. Natura is a founding member of the Union for Ethical BioTrade, gradually ensuring that its sourcing practices promote the conservation of biodiversity, respect

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and assure the equitable sharing of benefits all along the supply chain. During the steps of their development and production of cosmetics, Natura does not test on animals and follows the most stringent international safety standards. Being a public company since 2004, its shares are listed on Novo Mercado (the highest level of corporate governance or Stock Exchange Ibovespa). Natura's performance in 2017 shows a consolidated gross revenue of R$9.9 billion, a growth of 24.5% over the previous year. Its consolidated net income was R$670.3 million. In 2005 they opened their first boutique in

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. The major competitors of Natura are

O Boticário O Boticário () is the second biggest Brazilian cosmetic company. It has 4,070 stores in Brazil, Portugal, Mexico, Guyana Bolivia, Peru, United States, Paraguay, Japan, France, Angola, Colombia and United Arab Emirates. O Boticário is the largest ...

L'Oréal L'Oréal S.A. () is a French personal care company headquartered in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine with a registered office in Paris. It is the world's largest cosmetics company and has developed activities in the field concentrating on hair color, sk ...

, Estée Lauder Companies, Jequití and others. On January 6, 2020, Natura began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Business model

Natura is a one-level marketing company. Natura promotes its image as an eco-friendly,

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company (using natural products, working toward sustainable environment and social support etc.). The company also uses ordinary women rather than supermodels in its advertisements.economist.com
/ref> Natura & Co operates more than 3,200 stores, considering Natura, The Body Shop, and Aesop's operations. The direct sales channel has more than 6 million consultants among all brands. The company also encourages personal development, material and professional consultants and advisors.

References

External links

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Natura official website

The Body Shop official website

Aesop official website
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