All Asos articles – Page 54
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NewsConfidence grows at Asos as profits soar 44%
Asos pre-tax profits soared 44% to £20.3m in the year to March 31, the online fashion retailer announced in its full year update.
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NewsRetail shares rebound after last week’s blow
Food and general retail stocks alike bounced back after last week’s plunge, both outperforming the All Share index.
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OpinionRetailers ready for global assault
It has seemed for some time that international growth had been off the agenda for retailers concentrating on keeping their domestic house in order during a tough trading environment. But a several fashion retailers are again pursuing opportunities overseas.
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Opinion
Endearing Eccentricity
Harrods is in many respects a weird place, but nonetheless is a very good retailer.
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NewsRetail drifts as City ponders the big issues
Stores, particularly food retailers, underperformed a market convulsed by uncertainty as big issues such as the future of the euro and the outcome of the general election dominated headlines.
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NewsAsos to launch global marketplace for shoppers to sell second-hand clothing
Asos chief executive Nick Robertson has vowed to create a different way for shoppers to sell second-hand clothes when it launches its Marketplace website later this year.
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OpinionAsos adds more cool to the second-hand market
Hand-me-downs and second-hand clothes have never been so popular – vintage has become a look all in its own right - and there is no shame any more in wearing other people’s clothes.
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NewsAsos confirms plans for marketplace launch later this year
Online fashion retailer Asos has confirmed plans to launch a new virtual marketplace where customers and small independent businesses can sell clothes through the site.
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OpinionYoung guns
Young fashion is continuing to shine as one of the best growth areas in retail, with sales still growing for many players and the float of SuperGroup, and now potential sale of Republic, two great retail success stories highlighting investment appetite for such businesses.
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OpinionUK sees eruptions of optimism
The recent spate of sunny weather has brought not just an uplift in spring 10 sales but also a renewed sense of optimism. Results from some of the leading fashion firms seem to suggest we are over the worst.
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NewsAsos overseas growth woos investors
The international opportunity for online fashion retailer Asos continued to be a winning growth story for investors as overseas sales soared 101% in the year to March 31.
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NewsAsos revenue up 35% as international sales surge
Online fashion retailer Asos achieved a 35% uplift in revenue to £223m in the year to March 31 with full-year pre-tax profits expected to be in line with forecasts.
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AnalysisEBay’s bid to conquer fashion
With a dedicated and revamped area, fashion marks eBay’s next big push into the fixed-price arena, but will customers take to the shift in focus and will it succeed in a crowded market
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OpinionBad news for grocers’ shares
Food retailers’ shares have been dull for a while, left on the shelf by investors seeking value among general retailers and in other sectors.
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NewsMore retailers back Tories on National Insurance
More leading retailers came out in support of the Conservatives’ stance on a National Insurance as the general election campaign got under way.
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NewsNew Look vows to become top multichannel fashion retailer
New Look has thrown down the gauntlet to Asos and Next and said it wants to topple its rivals to become the number one multichannel fashion retailer within three years.
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NewsAsos aims for £1bn sales in five overseas markets
Asos founder Nick Robertson has set a goal to reach £1bn in sales in five years across five markets.
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NewsAsos launches new management incentive plan
Fashion etailer Asos has unveiled details of its new management incentive plan.
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NewsEBay to tackle fashion with fixed-price site
EBay is to launch a fashion channel for branded goods, taking on rival etailers such as M and M Direct, JD Sports and Asos.
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NewsRetail flotation jitters hit non-food shares
General retailers lagged the All-Share index and their food peers as doubts were cast over stores’ IPO hopes.