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Ace (also known as ace.co.uk) is the online sector of Ace; a home shopping company based in Accrington, Lancashire and operating in the United Kingdom. Ace is the sister company of Studio.co.uk. Both companies offer a similar range of products and services and are part of the Express Gifts〔Findel plc#Express Gifts〕 division of Findel plc, a British home shopping company based in West Yorkshire. Currently, Ace has a customer base of 210,000 people, 89% of which are female. Customers are located geographically throughout the UK, with the highest concentration of customers residing in city areas. Ace produces 100 different publications and mails over 13 million catalogues each year. Their biggest publication, the August Book, is heavily focused on Christmas products, resulting in much of the company’s business being undertaken in the final third of the year. ==History== Originally called Ace of Clubs, Ace started out as a specialist paper company in 1936,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.duedil.com/company/00317732/ace-of-clubs-limited )〕 selling cards and gift wrap. In 1974, Ace of Clubs was bought out by Fine Art (which then became Findel PLC) and the name of the company was changed simply to Ace. The product range then expanded to fall in line with the range offered by Studio Cards and Gifts; another greeting cards company owned by Fine Art. In 2003, Ace added a new dimension to their product range by introducing a selection of discounted clothing and footwear, featuring global brands such as Adidas, Ben Sherman, Fred Perry, Reebok and Timberland. To develop their online presence and give customers an alternative way to shop with the company, Ace launched an online version of their catalogue; Ace. This began in 2002 when customers received a copy of the catalogue on CD, allowing them to browse the Ace catalogue offline on their PC. The presentation was then enhanced to produce the Ace catalogue online. In 2003, the full website was launched. In recent years, the Ace website has seen a huge surge in growth, and now offers a much more extensive product range than that of the catalogues. Customers can also shop on fully optimised mobile and tablet sites, which were launched in 2011 and 2012 respectively. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ace.co.uk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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