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:
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