The Body Shop International plc, known as The Body Shop, has over 2,000 stores in more than 50 countries. Following O Boticario, brazilian company, The Body Shop is the second largest cosmetic franchise in the world. The company, headquartered in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England, was founded by Anita Roddick and is known for its vegetable-based products ranging from Body Butter, Peppermint Foot Lotion, and Hemp. The Body Shop has emphasized its support for a wide range of issues around the globe. Its slogans included: Against Animal Testing, Support Community Trade, Activate Self Esteem, Defend Human Rights, and Protect Our Planet.
Body shops is a term that refers to modern day information technology (IT) manpower supplier companies with their ability to respond, deploy and cater requirements for skilled IT labourers.
Due to the large pool of such companies operating across the globe with its Indian origin or operational base, there is general tendency to refer Indian IT companies operating abroad as body shops or body shoppers or IT-sweatshops.
