COPRA MEMBERSHIP
The COPRA board is made up of the best in the business, the industries elite. We provide board members with regular opportunities to learn, connect, develop and care for the UK’s cosmetics and perfume industry.
Selected at the discretion of existing members, new applications for COPRA membership are welcomed from all UK beauty and fragrance retailers, department stores, chemists and independent retailers – large or small.
With limited places, this is an invaluable opportunity.
For more information click here to view our new Membership Portfolio.
Meet The Retail Members
Copra provides a unique, engaging, and welcoming space for retailers, and brands alike to network, share ideas and celebrate the wonderful Beauty industry.
To have the opportunity to collaborate with other like-minded peers and retailers and to hear the latest strategies and innovations from COPRA’s brand partners is truly enriching to both myself as a representative of Fenwick on the member board and our retail business overall. With the added bonus of attending the fabulous annual COPRA ball and awards lunch to champion the best in class from new brand launches to our own retail consultants, whilst supporting the charity partner ‘Look Good Feel Better’, membership of COPRA is even more invaluable.
Space NK is a British retailer of personal care and beauty products. The company was founded in 1991 by Nicky Kinnaird, with the first store opening in Covent Garden in 1993. Space NK became a Manzanita company in 2002 and as of August 2021 the brand has 76 stores across the UK and Ireland.
Next is the UK’s number one online clothing retailer, offering our customers the latest trends across beauty, fashion and home. Next has over 500 stores in the UK and an online presence in over 70 countries, selling over 700 fashion, home and beauty brands.
Next Beauty was founded in 2018, introducing a branded beauty offering onto Next.co.uk. After the successful acquisition of over 300 luxury beauty brands, coupled with our wide database reach of over eight million active customers, Next Beauty has quickly become one of the UK’s most trusted beauty retailers. Next are proud to offer an extensive collection of the world’s best beauty brands, including Chanel, MAC, Tom Ford, Clarins, GHD, Estee Lauder, YSL and Bobbi Brown. We are committed to offering a best in class customer service proposition and in 2020 Next beauty expanded into its first ever standalone Beauty & Home Stores across the UK.
The Next Beauty team are extremely passionate about what they do and the exciting developments we have planned for the world of beauty at Next.
In 1993, QVC took on the revolutionary idea of TV shopping in the UK. 19 years later, we’re a household name in Britain and the nation’s leading shopping channel. QVC is a virtual shopping centre where customers can shop for quality merchandise 24 hours a day, seven days a week via television, telephone, computer of even the iphone.
Our goal is to exceed the expectations of our customers by offering unique and innovative products which are matched in quality and value. To do this, we source products in the United Kingdom as well as every continent on the globe except Antarctica. Reaching over 200 million households, QVC broadcasts 24 hours each day – live from 9am to 2am. In 2011, over 1 million unique customers shopped with us and services 11.5 million customers globally each year. We currently have over 1.1 million active customers. QVC UK is one of the top five TV shopping channels in the world in terms of revenue. QVC UK is part of a $8.3 billion global business with divisions in the US, Germany, Italy and Japan, employing 17,000 people worldwide.
From raising awareness for Look Good Feel Better, creating networking opportunities and training initiatives held by Master Perfumers such as Roja Dove, to the annual COPRA Awards, one of the key events in the beauty calendar, COPRA is both a dynamic and outstanding organisation that we are extremely proud to support.
At the forefront of luxury retail, Harrods offers the finest merchandise from its iconic Knightsbridge store. Unrivalled choice and customised personal services attract loyal customers and international visitors. From its humble beginnings as a grocer and tea merchant in 1834, to the Terracotta Palace filled with luxury merchandise, Harrods continues to go from strength to strength, guided by its philosophy ‘anything is possible’. From haute couture to homeware, the finest luxury merchandise is showcased in the lavish setting of the Knightsbridge store, stretching across seven floors and 330 departments. There are over 27 eateries to satisfy every taste, and a selection of premier services from By Appointment Personal Shopping to Design for Living and Gold Bullion. The Brompton Road store truly has it all. As the leading destination for luxury skincare and beauty, the Harrods world famous beauty halls offer the finest selection of skincare, cosmetics and fragrance. Unrivalled customer service, exclusive product, need to know brands and a sleek retail environment ensure that Harrods is the destination for luxury beauty.
Copra is invaluable in providing opportunities for sharing information and networking with other retailers, brands and professionals. The training opportunities develop knowledge and provide a customer focused environment, with the social events raising valuable funds for Look Good feel Better.
De Gruchy’s department store has been a landmark on King Street for over 200 years and is situated at the heart of St Heliers premier shopping district. It is home to an unparalleled range of designer brands covering its menswear, womenswear, accessories, beauty and homewares departments. De Gruchy’s bright and white cosmetics hall brims with the best beauty brands and contains a huge selection of perfumes, from the latest bestsellers, to exclusive fragrances from the world’s finest perfume makers. De Gruchy’s is Jersey’s most beautiful lifestyle store, loved as much at home as it is by international visitors.
Copra is a fantastic organisation that offers support and the opportunity to network with other retailers, brands & beauty professionals, with the social events raising funds and awareness for the Look Good Feel Better charity.
Established in 1804, Oldrids & Downtown began their journey in the world of retail by serving the community in Boston, Lincolnshire. With years of excellence in trading, a widely respected reputation and a team that delivers exceptional customer service, Oldrids & Downtown now enjoy serving the Lincolnshire community with five major stores in Grantham, Boston and in Scunthorpe as well as their online store: www.oldrids.co.uk. The well-recognised department stores, superstores and a major garden centre, deliver memorable and seamless service, hence often referred to as “Lincolnshire’s John Lewis.” Oldrids & Downtown take satisfaction in providing customers with a vast range of products from which to choose. Each store a destination in its own right, delivering everything for you, your home, your family, your garden and even your pets! From Estée Lauder to Ercol, Lancôme to Laura Ashley, Clarins to Calvin Klein – Oldrids & Downtown truly fulfil every customer’s desires by showcasing such a breadth of brilliant brands.
Harvey Nichols is the world’s leading luxury retailer, renowned for its exclusive edit of the most prestigious brands across womenswear, menswear, accessories, beauty, food and wine. Founded in 1831, today Harvey Nichols has stores in London, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Leeds and a dedicated beauty store Beauty Bazaar, Harvey Nichols in Liverpool. Outside of the UK stores include Dublin in the Republic of Ireland and internationally Riyadh, Hong Kong, Dubai, Istanbul, Ankara and Kuwait.
It's an important association as a group of large stores and independents become a stronger voice when dealing with large organisations and often issues that are occurring with smaller stores are also replicated with some of the larger chains, together it often helps to get rectified. It a great way to get expert advise on new and share ideas, information on what is working well or not.
The group of companies, established in the 1920’s now consists of seven London department stores and Morley’s of Bicester Ltd.
Honoured and humbled to be a member of COPRA, a fantastic forum to share and learn from our peers, a platform to promote the excellence of premium beauty retailing in the UK, and an opportunity to contribute and give back to our fabulous industry and it's nominated charity LGFB.
Copra is a passionate 'powerhouse', I've been a member for many years. Copra gives members the privileged access to talk freely with great, like-minded beauty professionals about the industry issues, usually facing us all. It’s also a lot of fun!!
Founded in 1837, Voisins Department Store Ltd is the oldest family-run department store in the British Isles. Situated in Jersey, Voisins is the premier house of brands in the Channel Islands and is home to over 100 exclusive brands including The White Company, River Island and Michael Kors. The store’s beauty department was recently refurbished attracting brands such as MAC, Laura Mercier, Sisley and DrSebagh. The beauty department is also home to a wide range of fragrances including Creed, Acqua di Parma and Miller Harris.
Frasers Group started as a small store in Maidenhead in 1982 and from there, grew to become a global powerhouse. As the business evolved, 2019 saw the rebrand of Sports Direct International to Frasers Group plc; a reflection of the Groups growth and change in market identity.
Led by Chief Executive Michael Murray, the business is set on a formidable upwards trajectory as it continues to expand with its pioneering approach to retail. Frasers Group provides consumers with access to the world’s best sports, premium and luxury brands with a vision to build the planet's most admired and compelling brand ecosystem.
We offer the most prestigious Beauty brands to our customers across Flannels, Frasers and House of Fraser.
As a leader in the industry, Frasers Group is committed to rethinking retail by driving digital innovation and providing unique store experiences to its consumers globally.
Copra has been so valuable for us as an Independent Retailer to be part of. Through the organisation we have been able to network with suppliers and other retailers which in turn has enabled us to grow some of our cosmetics brands. Copra also keeps us up-to-date via our meetings about up-and-coming changes to the beauty industry.
With over 185 years rich heritage, Bradbeers now operates from four main sites, across three towns on the Southeast coast. Find Bradbeers Department Store and Furniture Stores in New Milton. Romsey and our Hedge End store is the largest independent furniture shop on the south.
Alliance Boots is a leading international, pharmacy-led health and beauty group. In the UK, Boots is the leading Health and Beauty Retailer with around 2,500 stores in the UK and Republic of Ireland – and with around 40 million people who visit our stores every year it keeps us busy! We are really proud of our Beauty Category which enables us to offer 100s of brands from mass up to premium across skin, cosmetics and fragrance. Accessibility for our customers into the beauty world is at the heart of our business – ensuring we have something for any budget, available across our wide store base that allows beauty shoppers to have the latest trends and launches as well as much loved favourites. Premium beauty in Boots is currently a really exciting place to be. Supporting new launches, redeveloping our beauty halls and launching new brands is helping us in the delivery of an exciting experience to our customers – its a great category to work in!
Established in 1798, this award-winning store has a rich heritage and story, paving the way for pharmacy and healthcare as we know it today. Known for being the pharmacists to Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Households, today we occupy a 12,000 sq foot Central London store and offer world class customer service and in store expertise. Beauty is our largest category in store, with supplements and nutrition closely following. This is down to our carefully curated range of brands and our holistic approach to beauty- what you put into your body is just as important as what you put onto the skin to look and feel good. We have joined COPRA to share ideas and collaborate with other like-minded businesses.
Jennifer Dwyer
www.jarrold.co.uk
Copra has for many years been an integral partner in our beauty business. The regular meetings help us to stay ahead of current and future trends. The opportunities for training our beauty teams and the prestigious 'Consultant of the year' award gives our colleagues opportunities to advance their career that they wouldn’t have otherwise. The wonderful association with Look Good Feel Better give us the chance to directly support an amazing charity through the lunch and the ball. The Copra beauty awards are highly prized by our brand partners. Jarrolds are very proud to work with and support this influential and distinguished organisation.
As an independent department store Jarrold offers a unique shopping experience offering a carefully curated collection of products that aim to offer customers a shopping experience with a difference. Across every department, in store and online, our buyers handpick every product from well-known brands to local artisans and producers. For us it’s not just the products that count, but the stories behind the brands, the stories of the people who create the products. It is also about offering excellent customer service, which is why we have experts across all our departments who can help customers find items to fall in love with. It’s a recipe that we have used since we opened our doors in 1770 and as an independent family run department store we welcome customers to shop, eat and relax with us as our friend. After all at Jarrold the shopping experience is Exclusive. Experienced. For everybody.
Established in 1994, The Fragrance Shop is the UK’s largest independent, fragrance retailer.
Our aim is to make mainstream and luxury fragrance affordable and accessible. We showcase over 150 fragrance brands and over 200 beauty brands, all of which are available for you to browse online at your leisure. Don't forget our fabulous selections in-store too!
We pride ourselves in delivering outstanding service to our customers, we have recently been awarded for excellent customer service. Whether you choose to shop in one of over 200 stores, online or over the phone our friendly team are on hand to help make finding the perfect fragrance a pleasurable experience for all.
Here at The Fragrance Shop, we're committed to you, our fabulous customers . We want you to enjoy shopping with us, whether you're looking to treat yourself or searching for the perfect gift, we're here for you - however you choose to shop.
With over 100 years dedicated to retail on the island of Guernsey, Creasey’s is a vibrant, exciting department store with an offering for all the family. Dedicated to its customers, it is constantly evolving to provide for islander’s changing tastes, to excite them and surprise.
Originating as a family business and having remained so since 1899, Creasey’s proudly welcomed a fifth generation Creasey to the business in the autumn of 2010.
Not many companies can say they’ve been around for centuries, but we’re proud to be one of them. Founded in 1778, we’ve looked a little different over the years, ultimately becoming an online-only department store in 2021.
Previously found in 178 store locations throughout the UK, the Debenhams name has long been a household favourite in Fashion, Beauty and Home collections. 1993 saw the launch of ‘Designers at Debenhams’, introducing names such as Jasper Conran, Julien Macdonald and Henry Holland, propelling them into the style spotlight and becoming renowned as the go-to high street fashion brands.
Ultimately adopting a purely online presence, Debenhams was acquired by the Boohoo Group in January 2021 and launched in April of the same year.
I am really pleased that John Lewis is a member of Copra. Beauty is a leading category for our business and on re-joining Beauty, I felt it was important that we were supporting Copra and the beauty industry as a whole so am very happy to be part of the Copra family.