The Retail Model of ASOS (Business Cafe)

The online clothing business ASOS started life as “As Seen on Screen” in 2000. Its target audience was “twenty something” women who loved shopping and whose tastes moved between vintage, luxury and second hand items rather than being fixed. Their customers were - and still are - very interested in keeping up with fashion trends particularly those items they see being worn by the rich and famous in the media. From the outset, ASOS provided reproductions of these clothes, having them produced rapidly and at affordable prices.

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