Lush has temporarily closed all its UK stores in an act of “solidarity with Gaza” amid Israel’s war against Hamas.
The cosmetics giant, which operates more than 100 stores across the country, including 12 in London, also shut its factories on Wednesday.
Visitors to lush.com are greeted with a page in the colours of the Palestinian flag, which reads: “Stop starving Gaza. We are closed in solidarity.”
The move comes as the Israel Defence Forces steps up efforts to take over Gaza City this month, calling up tens of thousands of army reservists.
In a statement, Lush said: “Across the Lush business we share the anguish that millions of people feel seeing the images of starving people in Gaza, Palestine.
“Like 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.
“One thing Lush can currently send into Gaza is our love and a strong message that we stand in solidarity.
“This will take the form of halting business-as-usual by shutting our UK shops, website and factories for one day on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, with our shop windows displaying the message STOP STARVING GAZA – WE ARE CLOSED IN SOLIDARITY.
One thing Lush can currently send into Gaza is our love
“Providing our customers with the very best service is ingrained into everything we do at Lush, so shutting our shops is not an easy decision – we ask for forgiveness from any customers we inconvenience should they come to us on September 3 and find us closed.
“However, we know that many of our customers share the same anxiety about the current situation in Gaza.”
Lush, which launched in Dorset in 1994, ended with a call to the UK Government, saying: “Whilst Lush is losing a day of takings, this also means that the UK Government is losing a day of tax contributions from Lush and our customers.”
According to Palestinian health officials, at least 60,000 people have been killed since Israel’s military campaign against Hamas commenced following the October 7, 2023 massacre, which killed 1,200 Israelis.
