Amazon UK has launched a clothing section on its web site, selling clothing and accessories ranges from the likes of La Senza, La Redoute, Puma and Sports Direct

Amazon UK has launched a clothing section on its web site, as first revealed by Retail Week.

The online retailer has started selling clothing and accessories ranges from the likes of La Senza, La Redoute, Puma and Sports Direct.

Amazon UK is understood to have started selling 20,000 clothing lines last night, in time for the key Christmas trading season.

This week, parent company Amazon said that global sales in the final three months of the year could be US$1 million (£647,000) below previous expectations.