mandmdirect Posts Astonishing Growth Over Christmas Retail Period

mandmdirect.com, the UK’s number one online discount fashion and sports retailer, has posted Christmas trading sales growth of 29 per cent to the nine weeks ending 30 December 2007. In addition, internet sales growth has increased by an astonishing 51 per cent across the same period.

More than 1.5 million items from 435,000 orders were successfully shipped to mandmdirect.com customers through November and December, positioning mandmdirect.com in the top five most visited clothing websites in the UK across the Christmas period, according to leading web analysts Hitwise.

Steve Robinson, CEO of mandmdirect.com comments: "The business did fantastically well over the Christmas period driven both by customers seeking out its great value products and its continued transformation from a mail order to e-commerce business.

"Looking forward to 2008 we believe we are well placed to take advantage of a softening in the market and we will also continue to improve our customer offerings."

About mandmdirect.com
- mandmdirect.com is the UK’s leading online discount fashion and sports retailer, with 100 leading brands available at up to 75 per cent off RRP
- mandmdirect.com was founded in Leominster in 1987 and currrently employs more than 450 staff
- More than 800,000 registered customers
- In excess of 60 per cent of all orders received via mandmdirect.com website
- 15 million visitors each year
- Acquired by TA Associates in late October 2007