AO World at a Glance
We sell major and small domestic appliances and consumer electronics in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands and deliver them via our in-house logistics business and carefully selected third parties.
We also provide ancillary services such as the installation of new and collection of old products and offer product protection plans and customer finance. Via our state‐of‐the‐art facility we are also able to carry out the recycling of waste appliances.
We have a unique and vibrant culture and a team of people who genuinely care more about our business and its customers.
Over
3,000
Employees
Over
1.8m
Washing machines sold
Up to
100
Fridges recycled an hour
Over
7.8m
Deliveries made
Where we operate
We operate across three countries: UK, Germany and the Netherlands.
Latest News
Find out what's been going on in and around AO recently
Vodafone and AO extend online retail partnership to bring more choice for UK consumers
Vodafone today signed a new strategic partnership with AO - the leading online electricals retailer - to include new services such as Vodafone Unlimited, its recently launched range of unlimited mobile data plans for both 4G and 5G, as well as VOXI, Vodafone’s youth...
AO Tech Wins Team of the Year Award 2019
Bolton based retailer, AO.com is proud to announce that AO Tech has won the Team of the Year - Large Organisations award at last night’s inaugural Computing Rising Star Awards 2019, beating competition from entrants from across the UK. The Computing Rising Star...
Report shows AO only fridge recycling plant to be meeting UK standards
CO2 emissions equivalent to 100,000 family cars were released in 2017 and 2018 because of poor standards in UK fridge recycling plants, according to an independent study commissioned by leading electricals retailer, AO. The study analysed data submitted by UK fridge...
AO announces new logistics partnership with Aldi
Online electricals retailer AO has today announced that it has partnered with the UK’s fastest growing supermarket / fifth largest supermarket* Aldi, to begin delivering Specialbuys products ordered online by its customers that require home delivery. AO has a wealth...
UK’s First Mobile Phone ‘Slow Lane’ Created for Distracted Walkers
Research reveals increase in distracted pedestrians bumping into each other because they’re engrossed by their phone – with 75% of Brits saying they are guilty of this. 59% of the population think that people spend too much time looking down at their phones in public...