Founded in 1981, Neal's Yard is regarded as a pioneer of plant-based therapies and products. Managing director Jonathan Hook tells Cosmetics International what's required to stay ahead of the game.(Q&A)(Interview)

From: Cosmetics International | Date: May 2, 2008 | Copyright information

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How big is Neal's Yard?

We have 31 stores in the UK, of which 20 are wholly-owned and 11 are franchises. We also have 12 stores in Japan and a small internet business in the US. In 2007, our turnover was 13.5m [pounds sterling], which represented very solid double-digit growth. The majority of this growth was like-for-like as we only opened two new stores last year.

Where do you see most of your growth coming from?

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