<s>
THG	B-General_Concept
plc	I-General_Concept
,	O
formerly	O
The	B-General_Concept
Hut	I-General_Concept
Group	I-General_Concept
,	O
is	O
a	O
British	O
e-commerce	O
retail	O
company	O
headquartered	O
at	O
Manchester	O
Airport	O
,	O
England	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
in	O
2007	O
undermined	O
this	O
business	O
model	O
and	O
The	B-General_Concept
Hut	I-General_Concept
Group	I-General_Concept
began	O
acquiring	O
internet	O
retailers	O
and	O
moving	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
existing	O
systems	O
and	O
warehouses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Sky	O
News	O
reported	O
that	O
Old	O
Mutual	O
Global	O
Investors	O
had	O
made	O
their	O
first	O
private	O
equity	O
investment	O
in	O
The	B-General_Concept
Hut	I-General_Concept
Group	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Hut	I-General_Concept
Group	I-General_Concept
was	O
valued	O
at	O
more	O
than	O
£2.5	O
billion	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
valuable	O
private	O
companies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
unicorn	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THG	O
OnDemand	O
sells	O
entertainment	O
products	O
and	O
subscription	O
services	O
of	O
clothing	O
,	O
gadgets	B-Algorithm
and	O
vinyl	O
figurines	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
particular	O
focus	O
on	O
licensing	O
arrangements	O
with	O
global	O
publishing	O
houses	O
and	O
personalisation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
gaming	O
and	O
film	O
memorabilia	O
)	O
,	O
Akedo	O
Footwear	O
(	O
high-top	O
shoes	O
)	O
,	O
Milliner	O
(	O
baseball	O
caps	O
)	O
and	O
MOTH	O
Audio	O
(	O
headphones	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THG	O
Luxury	O
includes	O
the	O
designer	O
clothing	O
,	O
accessories	O
and	O
homeware	O
web	O
stores	O
,	O
Allsole	O
,	O
Coggles	B-Protocol
,	O
MyBag	O
and	O
The	O
Hut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THG	B-General_Concept
Ingenuity	I-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Services	I-General_Concept
also	O
operates	O
over	O
50	O
data	O
centres	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nutrition	O
Coggles	B-Protocol
2013	O
Bought	O
from	O
Administration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THG	O
Studios	O
Ingenuity	O
UK2	B-General_Concept
Group	I-General_Concept
2017	O
£58M	O
A	O
web	O
hosting	O
firm	O
with	O
data	O
centres	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THG	B-General_Concept
Ingenuity	I-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Services	I-General_Concept
Ingenuity	O
RY	O
2017	O
£6.8	O
M	O
An	O
Australian	O
beauty	O
online	O
retailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Hut	I-General_Concept
Group	I-General_Concept
sued	O
Oliver	O
Cookson	O
for	O
£15	O
million	O
,	O
alleging	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
off-shore	O
trust	O
had	O
overstated	O
the	O
profits	O
of	O
Myprotein	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
acquisition	O
by	O
The	B-General_Concept
Hut	I-General_Concept
Group	I-General_Concept
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
costs	O
hearing	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
judge	O
awarded	O
a	O
payment	O
of	O
just	O
under	O
£7.5	O
million	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
by	O
The	B-General_Concept
Hut	I-General_Concept
Group	I-General_Concept
to	O
Cookson	O
and	O
the	O
Trust	O
in	O
respect	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
claims	O
and	O
counterclaims	O
in	O
the	O
action	O
and	O
one	O
third	O
of	O
the	O
costs	O
incurred	O
by	O
Cookson	O
and	O
the	O
Trust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cookson	O
and	O
the	O
Trust	O
appealed	O
the	O
court	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
award	O
The	B-General_Concept
Hut	I-General_Concept
Groups	I-General_Concept
damages	O
.	O
</s>
