Consultation Process Underway for Ingenuity Platform Until Mid-March

  • THG plans to cut 160 jobs across marketing, sales, and warehouse departments
  • Consultation process will run until mid-March for ecommerce services platform Ingenuity
  • Automation of UK warehouses leads to shift pattern changes at Warrington site
  • THG committed to reviewing operational efficiency towards larger enterprise clients
  • Job cuts follow the company’s best quarter with sales rising 1.1% to £597.9m in Q4
  • Sales growth attributed to beauty division, including Cult Beauty and Perricone MD

THG is planning to cut 160 jobs across its marketing, sales, and warehouse departments. The consultation process for the ecommerce services platform, Ingenuity, will continue until mid-March. Automation of UK warehouses has led to shift pattern changes at the Warrington site, with some brands moving to the Manchester Icon site. THG is committed to reviewing operational efficiency towards larger enterprise clients. Despite the job cuts, the company reported its best quarter yet with sales rising 1.1% to £597.9m in Q4, attributed to strong beauty division growth including Cult Beauty and Perricone MD.

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