Last checked at 18 Jan 2010 07:00
ASOS plc
CHRISTMAS TRADING STATEMENT
Nick Robertson, Chief Executive of ASOS, said:
"I am pleased to report another excellent Christmas for ASOS. Sales and margin were both strong and we exited the Christmas period with a clean stock position. We continue to trade in line with the board's expectation and remain confident for the outcome for the full year."
18 January 2010
For further information:
| ASOS plc | 0207 756 1000 |
| Nick Robertson, Chief Executive | |
| Nick Beighton, Finance Director | |
| Website: www.asos.com | |
| College Hill | 020 7457 2020 |
| Matthew Smallwood | |
| Justine Warren | |
| Jamie Ramsay | |
| JPMorgan Cazenove | 020 7588 2828 |
| Luke Bordewich | |
| Gina Gibson | |
| Numis Securities | 020 7260 1000 |
| Alex Ham | |
Background note
Established in June 2000 and admitted to AIM in October 2001, ASOS.com is the UK's largest independent online fashion and beauty retailer and offers over 35,000 branded and own label product lines across womenswear, menswear, footwear, accessories, jewellery and beauty with approximately 1,500 new product lines being introduced each week.
Aimed primarily at fashion forward 16-34 year olds, ASOS.com attracts over 6.9 million unique visitors a month and as at 17 January 2010 had 2.9 million registered users and 1.5 million active customers (defined as having shopped in the last 6 months). www.asos.com