Talk:THG plc

"Business interests"

"The group has a wide range of business interests across a number of industries" - do they? Does the group not have just one business interest: retail?

Also, looking through the references, they are all - without exception - just related organisations and "back-slapping" trade groups. There is no substance in those links.

--92.236.58.244 (talk) 11:51, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

You're right. This article isn't in a great state - however it has been a lot worse, for example this old version. If you want to practise your editing skills, have a crack at bringing the article's quality up. You can get support from established editors from places like Teahouse. thanks for your efforts!Rayman60 (talk) 19:00, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

NPOV?

This whole article reads like an ad for the Hut Group - with phrases like "the UK’s leading multi-product, multi-website online retailer with rapidly growing international operations" and "has developed its own best in class end-to-end technology platform supporting its multiple websites". Leading according to whom? Who says it's best-in-class? I don't think it qualifies for SD, but it needs a rewrite. Tuskah (talk) 14:24, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Criticism

I have removed references to criticism of this company as there are currently no referenced, reputable sources. However, there are likely to be some so if you come across any they should be added. DuncUK (talk) 11:17, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

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NPOV

This page was obviously initially created by the firm's employees, as it reads exactly like an advertisement. I have made some changes to remove the more obvious bits including:

• The Group’s ‘multi-category, multi-website’ ecommerce model in Lifestyle and Health and Beauty categories enables the Group to showcase its own branded products and other prestigious brands in bespoke retail environments, as required both by the brands and informed consumers.
• ...facilitating highly effective data-driven retailing through optimised website content and bespoke marketing content generating high levels of consumer loyalty, choice, repeat purchase and satisfaction.

The first point seems to just mean that they sell via a website. The second point is advertising. I have also removed some jargon.

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But what do the people in the company actually do

The page would benefit from a description of what the people employed by the company actually do eg. A plain English description of the work that is completed. Like I have a good understanding of what teachers doctors police soldiers scientists artists do, but it's this anything more than an accountancy operation? 92.22.49.199 (talk) 09:54, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

THG renaming

Should this page be renamed 'THG' since the company changed name? It's like BP was still listed as British Petroleum.

That would mean renaming the existing 'THG' page to 'THG (disambiguation)'. Which would require the deletion of the existing 'THG (disambiguation)' redirect page.

Feels like something major enough that it would require discussion first. Dgp4004 (talk) 11:50, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Proposed Changes

I work for THG and understand the conflict of interest rules, but have had communications from external parties that the entry is incorrect and want to help ensure the community has the most up to date and factually correct information.

I propose leaving these recommended changes here on the Talk and if there is no response from any editors then I will make the changes directly.

Changes below:

History

Add latest history:

• In August 2025 THG agreed to sell Claremont Ingredients to Nactarome group for cash proceeds of  approximately £103m, completing on the 3^rd of September 2025. The expected profit on disposal was approximately £71m.

Products and Services

Update to match latest description from annual report:

Beauty

• THG Beauty operates in the global beauty market, selling own-brand and third-party cosmetics across skincare, haircare, cosmetics, fragrance and body categories.

• It operates three major online retail platforms, Lookfantastic, Cult Beauty and Dermstore, with the UK and US as the primary markets. The business also owns a portfolio of prestige skincare brands including Ameliorate, Biossance, Christophe Robin, ESPA and Perricone MD.

• THG Beauty has its own vertically integrated product development and manufacturing capabilities in the UK and US (including THG Labs and Bentley Laboratories), serving both own-brand and third-party development needs.

Nutrition

• THG Nutrition is a retailer of sports nutrition supplements and health and wellness products, led by Myprotein. The division also includes supplements brand Myvitamins and activewear brand MP Activewear.

• Beyond its core direct-to-consumer digital platform, THG Nutrition is growing a presence across offline channels. Alongside this, THG Nutrition has a growing licensing programme, including collaborations with Müller, Jimmy's Iced Coffee, Kirsty's, Iceland, Nicholls,  Mars, Marvel and Hyrox.

• Like the Beauty division, THG Nutrition is vertically integrated with its own product development and manufacturing capabilities.

Acquisitions

• Updating division column as discontinued

• HQhair

• Grow Gorgeous

• RY

• Illamasqua

• Eyeko

Reference - FY25 Annual Report and Accounts - https://fcdn.thg-corporate.com/thg/WEB_THG_AR_25_0c6eedc069.pdf ~2026-40786-32 (talk) 15:17, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

This all looks very promotional: please see WP:PROMO. Also it seems to have been sourced from the company whereas our guidelines suggest that sources should be independent: see WP:RS. Dormskirk (talk) 15:45, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

@Dormskirk

Appreciate the sources are official company documents, but given the annual report is a legal document released to investors and have seen it used for listed UK companies across other entries I don't see why this couldn't be sourced this time.

If you don't have a conflict would you be happy to review and make the changes you feel are appropriate based on the information provided? ~2026-40786-32 (talk) 10:07, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Please see WP:RS. "Articles should be based on reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy". We are not really interested in what the company says about itself: we are interested in independent analysis. Dormskirk (talk) 11:04, 28 July 2026 (UTC)