ASOS to Launch International Marketplace
May 7th, 2010
International online retail giant ASOS have announced they are to launch an online marketplace, allowing users to sell their new and second hand clothes at a fixed price via the ASOS site to buyers in all of it’s markets.
The global success story that is ASOS will advise sellers on how best to present their clothes in order to help them maximise their sales, and will also allow independent retailers to set up their own stores, similar to the marketplaces of Amazon and EBay’s fashion outlet.
The company, who saw a massive 102% growth in overseas sales last year up to March 2010, and a 35% growth in overall revenue, are keen to pursue the same successes for 2010, and chief executive Nick Robertson has highlighted the company’s plans to focus further on its international players by launching country-specific sites in Germany, France and the US.
ASOS have said they are in the ‘advanced stages’ of launching the marketplace and it is expected to arrive later this year.
It looks like 2010 could be another exciting year for the company, and also international fashion etail.
By Anna Pearce, Oban Multilingual SEO
