Body Shop closing Wake Forest center that employs 145

The Body Shop announced Tuesday that it is closing its customer service center in Wake Forest that employs 145 people.

The global beauty retailer will open a new U.S. headquarters in New York City, and will establish additional offices in New Jersey as well as a distribution facility in the Northeast.

The Body Shop is making offers to about 10 Wake Forest employees to relocate to New York and New Jersey.

The customer service center is scheduled to close in early July.

Founded in 1976, The Body Shop is now owned by L’Oreal, which acquired the maker of natural beauty and bath products in 2006. The retailer, which has its global headquarers in the United Kingdom, has more than 3,000 stores in 67 countries.

This story was originally published January 13, 2015 at 2:56 PM with the headline "Body Shop closing Wake Forest center that employs 145."