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Nick Beighton replaces Nick Robertson as ASOS CEO

The Board of ASOS has announced that after 15 years in the role, the Founder of the company Nick Robertson is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer but will remain with the company as a Non-Executive Director. Nick Beighton has been named as new Chief Executive Officer of the company. Asos's CEO Nick Robertson exits role after 15 years Nick...

Fashion

Asos founder sells 20 million pounds of shares

Asos director Nick Robertson has sold 750,000 of his shares in the online fashion business he founded, netting him just over 20 million pounds. Asos share price was down 1.3 percent at 2.611p after Robertson's sale of his shares at 2.716p each. Robertson has sold the shares at a higher point than they were at the start of the 2015, but after a...

Design

Asos debuts Chinese website, Asos.com/cn

Online fashion retailer Asos launched its Chinese site today. The new site is the eighth local-language site that the e-retailer has set up and joins the likes of the US, Russia, Australia, Germany, France, Spain and Italy. In order to enter the Chinese market successfully, Asos teamed up with Hybris, an e-commerce software and multi-channel...

Design

Asos founder gives staff early holiday gift

Nick Robertson, chief executive and founder of e-retailer Asos, has awarded the staff an early Christmas present. Robertson decided to donate 2.8 million pounds out of his own pocket to the staff. The founder told his staff in an email that they would receive a bonus in their pay slips this month. It was a “nice gesture” from Robertson,...