ASOS Regulatory News (ASC)

15 Jan 2007 07:00

ASOS PLC15 January 2007 ASOS PLCFOR RELEASE7.00 AM15 JANUARY 2007 ASOS plc ('ASOS' or 'Group') (Leading online fashion retailer) CHRISTMAS TRADING STATEMENT * ASOS.com sales + 80% for the 4 weeks to 10 December 2006** NB. **Comparative figures for 11 December 2006 to 15 January 2007 do not exist due to the closure of ASOS following the Buncefield fuel depot explosion on 11 December 2005 * Strong trading continues * 710,000 items (285,000 orders) successfully shipped across November and December 2006 Against tougher comparatives ASOS managed an 80% increase in sales for the 4weeks to 10 December and trading has continued strongly since. 710,000 items(285,000 orders) were shipped over the Christmas period. Nick Robertson, the Chief Executive, commenting on Christmas trading, said: "We had a great Christmas. The fact that we continue to outperform the onlinemarket in general, is testament to our buyers, our proposition, and the enduringappeal of ASOS amongst our core customer base. Due to the warehouse closure last year, we do not have a comparative for thewhole Christmas period. Current trading is in line with internal forecasts andat this stage we estimate our profit before tax for the full year will be inline with market expectations." ASOS plc Nick Robertson, Chief Executive Tel: 020 7240 7070 Jon Kamaluddin, Finance Director Website: www.asos.com Cubitt Consulting Brian Coleman-Smith / Leanne Denman Tel: 020 7367 5100 Seymour Pierce Mark Percy / Nicola Marrin Tel: 020 7107 8000 Background note: ASOS plc is an Internet Retail and Marketing Services Group, established in June2000 and admitted to AIM in October 2001. Its principal business is ASOS.com, aleading online fashion and beauty retailer. Aimed primarily at an Internet savvy18-34 year old, ASOS had over 1.15 million registered users at 12 January 2007and offers over 4000 products across womenswear, menswear, footwear,accessories, jewellery and beauty. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange