The hair and beauty industry was among the most heavily impacted sectors throughout the various coronavirus lockdowns, but still grew by 1.1 per cent between January 2020 and December 2021.
In contrast, the overall retail and leisure sector declined by 3.3 per cent over the same period.The British Beauty Council, who commissioned the research, put down the positive growth to the increase of ‘micro-businesses’ on the highstreet, such as nail salons and barber shops.
A post shared by BritishBeautyCouncil (@britishbeautycouncil) “It has been an extremely challenging time for our sector – salons were closed for more than 200 days of lockdown.
Many have sadly not been able to reopen, and we still have some tough months ahead of us,” says Millie Kendall OBE, chief executive of the British Beauty Council. “However, this data reveals that we have been nothing but resilient.”The British beauty industry is largely made up of thousands of small independent businesses, which fulfil the needs of a modern consumer.
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