Online fashion retailer ASOS has reported a total rise in sales of 8% to £246 million in the three months to the end of November.

UK retail sales increased 24%, however international sales fell by 2% to £141 million, in what the company described as a "challenging" environment.

International sales remain a source of concern for the company, having fallen in what should be the retailer's busiest time of year.

ASOS chief executive Nick Robertson said " September and October were challenging as we completed the automation programme in Barnsley in time for peak. Our sales have since gathered momentum and we had our biggest ever trading week over cyber weekend in November. We have commenced investment into our international pricing and have started to roll out our zonal pricing capability, which combined will help us to address our international performance. We continue to focus on our major investment programmes, upgrading our IT platform and investing in our logistics capability.

“During the quarter, we received £6.3 million of insurance proceeds related to the fire at Barnsley in June, which we are deploying to accelerate our investment in international pricing. After taking this into account, we expect full year profits to be in line with expectations".