Trading Update

RNS Number : 6753F

ASOS PLC

18 January 2010

 



ASOS plc 

CHRISTMAS TRADING STATEMENT

Leading online fashion store

 

 

·           Sales +30% year on year for the 5 weeks to 3 January 2010

·           Gross margin up 80bps for the 5 weeks to 3 January 2010

·           Sales +38% year on year for the 42 weeks to 17 January 2010 (UK +25% / International +102%)

·           1.5 million active customers as at 17 January 2010 (+25% on prior year)

·           Trading in line with board expectations

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

 

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