ASOS (retailer)

ASOS plc
Formerly	Winsupply Public Limited Company (2–15 June 2000); AsSeenOnScreen Holdings plc (2000–2003);
Company type	Public
Traded as	LSE: ASC
Industry	Clothing industry; Online shopping;
Founded	3 June 2000
Founders	Nick Robertson; Andrew Regan; Quentin Griffiths; Deborah Thorpe;
Headquarters	London, England
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jørgen Lindemann (Chairman); José Antonio Ramos Calamonte (CEO); Anders Holch Povlsen (26.41% stake);
Products	Clothes; Shoes; Accessories; Beauty;
Revenue	£3,538.0 million (2023)
Operating income	£(29.0) million (2023)
Net income	£(223.1) million (2023)
Number of employees	3,352 (2023)
Subsidiaries	ASOS.com Limited; Topshop; Topman; Miss Selfridge;
Website	asos.com; asosplc.com; marketplace.asos.com;

ASOS plc (/ˈeɪsɒs/ AY-soss) is a British online fast-fashion and cosmetic retailer. The company was founded in 2000 in London, primarily aimed at young adults. The website sells over 850 brands as well as its own range of clothing and accessories, and ships to all 196 countries from fulfilment centres in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Europe.

ASOS originally stood for AsSeenOnScreen with the tagline "Buy what you see on film and TV" because it exclusively sold imitations of clothing from those mediums (for example, Brad Pitt's red leather jacket from the 1999 film Fight Club).

ASOS's headquarters are in Camden Town, at Greater London House, with additional offices in Berlin and Birmingham. As of 2013, their main fulfilment centre is in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, where they employ 3,500 workers. The customer care department is based in Leavesden. The Danish company Bestseller A/S, owned by the business magnate Anders Holch Povlsen, is ASOS's largest stakeholder, with a 26% share.

The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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