All Asos articles – Page 34
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OpinionComment: Lightning strikes twice at Asos as warehouse hit by fire
Lightning never strikes twice, the saying goes. But sadly for Asos, that’s not the case in reality.
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AnalysisFashion price tracker: Weekly womenswear data
Keep track of womenswear retailers’ average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown.
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AnalysisCoping in an emergency: Retail lessons from the Asos warehouse fire
Asos resumed trading today after a fire broke out at its main warehouse on Friday. What plans do retailers need to have in place to cope if disaster strikes?
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NewsAsos starts taking orders after warehouse fire damages 20% of stock
Asos has started taking orders again this morning after the clean-up of a warehouse fire that damaged 20% of stock at its Barnsley site.
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NewsAsos takes down site after fire causes "substantial damage" to its warehouse
Asos has taken down its site after a fire caused “substantial damage” to its main warehouse in Barnsley on Friday night.
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OpinionComment: The retail IPO isn't dead - investors are just more discerning
As Blue Inc opts for a private share sale over a float and Bestseller buys MandM Direct, Peel Hunt analyst John Stevenson takes a look at the retail IPO market.
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OpinionComment: In the future all media content will be shoppable
Asos’s recent launch of its #asseenonme initiative is the precursor of a change in how the retail sector perceives advertising.
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NewsAsos and New Look sign up to railway station delivery service Doddle
Retailers including Asos and New Look have signed up to a new delivery service called Doddle that will place click-and-collect shops in railway stations and other high-footfall destinations.
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NewsBlue Inc opts for private share sale instead of IPO amid turbulent market
Fashion retailer Blue Inc has opted not to pursue an IPO and instead intends to place shares privately with new investors, it is understood.
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NewsBestseller's MandM Direct buy gives it foothold in growing European discount market
Danish giant Bestseller has gained a foothold in the growing off-price market with its £140m acquisition of MandM Direct.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who is MandM Direct's new owner, Bestseller?
Danish fashion group Bestseller is poised to acquire etailer MandM Direct for £140m, pending regulatory clearance. Retail Week takes a look at the business.
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OpinionComment: Bestseller - a rising power in online retail
Scandinavia has often punched above its weight in retail and perhaps a new, less familiar name, is poised to make a big impact.
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GalleryIn pictures: BT Retail Week Technology Awards winners
The BT Retail Week Technology awards took place at the Hilton Park Lane in London last night, with technologists across the industry rewarded for their achievements.
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NewsBoohoo full-year profits rocket but currency headwinds hit overseas sales
Boohoo’s pre-tax profit rocketed from £3.2m to £10.7m in its year to February 28 but trading was hit by currency headwinds overseas.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The BT Retail Week Technology award winners 2014
The BT Retail Week Technology Awards, which took place at the London Hilton on Park Lane on Wednesday, unearthed some brilliant technology projects.
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OpinionComment: Asos has bounced back before and it will rise once again
“When your back’s to the wall, entrepreneurial spirit kicks in”.
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InterviewInterview: Paperchase boss Timothy Melgund writes the retailer's future
Paperchase’s chief executive Timothy Melgund speaks exclusively to Retail Week about paper versus digital and his global ambitions for the premium stationery retailer.
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NewsInfographic: The third-quarter figures that led to Asos's profit warning
Asos’s margins were hit by foreign exchange movements and promotions, despite a sales rise in the third quarter.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Have the wheels come off Asos or has it just hit a bump in the road?
Asos boss Nick Robertson insists the etailer’s profit warning is just a “bump in the road”, but have the wheels come off UK etail’s biggest success story?
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AnalysisAsos' profit warning: What the analysts say
Asos issued a profit warning in its third quarter update this morning. Retail Week takes a look at what the analysts are saying.