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Burberry retail sales witness 15 percent rise in Q3

At 604 million pounds (915.8 million dollars), Burberry’s retail revenue in the third quarter increased by 15 percent underlying and 14 percent at reported FX. Comparable sales growth was 8 pe
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Burberry taps in Twitter to boost Christmas sales

Luxury British brand Burberry is tapping in Twitter and offering advice to last minute Christmas shoppers in a bid to boost sales. Burberry sales assistants will be working around the clock on the so
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Burberry opens LA flagship on Rodeo Drive

British heritage label Burberry has opened its latest US flagship store in Beverly Hills on North Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles. Designed under the creative direction of Christopher Bailey, the flagshi
Retail

Burberry H1 Profits hit by currency fluctuations

ANALYSIS_ British luxury retailer Burberry reported a dent in its half-year profit, caused by adverse currency changes as demand for the brand weakened in Asia. On Wednesday the UK's biggest luxury
Business

Burberry posts rise in revenues and profit in the first half

REPORT_ Burberry today posted strong growth in the first half, with adjusted profit up 6 percent underlying to 152 million pounds (242.1 million dollars) and double-digit underlying revenue growth in
Business

Forget smartphones and smart TVs, how about smart underwear?

What would we do without our smartphones? Over one billion will be purchased globally this year, according to the latest data from Euromonitor International. Small wonder, then, that many in the fash
Fashion

Burberry to be honoured with Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award

Luxury British label Burberry is to be honoured with a Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award, which will see the brand immortalised on the fashion world’s answer to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Laun
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Burberry to be honoured with Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award

Luxury British label Burberry is to be honoured with a Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award, which will see the brand immortalised on the fashion world’s answer to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Lau
Fashion

Burberry's Fox: 'When I grow up, I'm going to be a fur collar'

Luxury fashion label Burberry is being called upon to end its use of real fur in its collections in a personalized campaign launched by international animal welfare organization Four Paws. Entitled #
Fashion

HK protests: China slowdown takes sparkle off luxury market

Protests in Hong Kong, an economic slowdown and anti-corruption drive in China and a coup in Thailand: Asia is no longer a market of constant growth for luxury goods firms. LVMH, world number-one in
Fashion

Bright colours and bondage spotted at LFW

Black leather and bondage at Tom Ford and Christopher Kane, bright colours at Burberry and Roksanda -- London Fashion Week offered the full spectrum on Monday of how to dress up. Ford is always a hig
Fashion

Turning tweets to tenners: London Fashion gets digital

London Fashion Week opened on Friday with a new push to boost online sales, as designers seek to turn the democratisation of the catwalk through live streaming and Twitter into cold, hard cash. The n
Fashion

Alibaba joins forces with Kering against counterfeits after lawsuit is dropped

Chinese internet giant, Alibaba, is said to be working with luxury conglomerate Kering to crack down on the sale of counterfeit items, after the French company withdrew its lawsuit against Alibaba.
Apparel

Shareholders reject Christopher Bailey's pay deal

Christopher Bailey, CEO and chief creative officer at British luxury label Burberry, increased pay package was met with a wall of opposite last week, as the majority number of shareholders voted agai
Fashion

Burberry poaches BBC's digital officer

British fashion house Burberry has hired BBC Worldwide’s chief digital officer Daniel Heaf as senior vice president of digital commerce, effective immediately. During his time at BBC Worldwide,
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LCM: Burberry AW14

There was something arts & crafty about the Burberry Prorsum AW14 catwalk show. Defined by decorative printed accessories, like shoulder draped scarves and oversized bags, it was a strong final t
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Burberry names new chief design officer

British luxury brand Burberry has created a new post of chief design officer, to ease Christopher Bailey workload when he replaces Angela Ahrendts as chief executive next year. The design role will b
Apparel

Burberry to pay damages for false counterfeit accusation

Burberry has been ordered to damages to a Korean retailer after it was wrongly accused of importing counterfeit clothing. Burberry's infamous check pattern has long been replicated and sold on the bl
Apparel

Burberry to release half year results

Burberry is expected to reveal stellar results this week, as the company saw sales rise 16 per cent to 1 billion pounds for the first half of the year. International operations and sales in China are
Apparel

LFW: Burberry Prorsum SS14

Christopher Bailey loves an English garden, and his Burberry Prorsum collection for next season found inspiration in its colour palette. A bouquet of pastels, such as pale rose to forget-me-not blues
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Burberry names first regional chief executives

Burberry has promoted Pascal Perrier and Andrew Maag to chief executives covering Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East, India and Africa, marking the label’s first regional chief executive role
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Burberry appoints non-exec director

British luxury brand Burberry has announced the appointment of Matthew Key as a non-executive director. Key, current Chairman and Chief Executive of Telefónica Digital will join the Burberry b
Apparel

Burberry sees growth in accessories

Burberry is bucking any economic woes in the luxury market through its strong sales of accessories and beauty products. The British luxury brand, which this season has high profile actress Sienna Mil
Apparel

London Collections Men: Burberry

Burberry on Tuesday showed it's Spring/Summer 2014 collection, which was inspired by painters. Bold hues, accessorised in primary colours, made their way down the catwalk, like an homage to David Hoc
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Burberry CEO highest paid UK exec

Burberry's Chief Executive Angela Ahrendts is the highest paid executive in the UK, not to mention the highest paid women, in a FTSE-100 company. Ahrendts, who hails from America, saw her salary pack
Apparel

Burberry to show menswear in London

Burberry is to show it's menswear collection in London, instead of during Milan Fashion Week. The British luxury brand announced it would join the lineup at London Collections: Men, after it also mov
Fashion

Burberry announces new LA flagship

British heritage label Burberry has confirmed that it is to open a new flagship in Beverly Hills on North Rodeo Drive. Set to open late 2014, the store will be exclusively designed by chief creative
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Romeo Beckham new Burberry face

British heritage brand Burberry has unveiled Romeo Beckham, the 10-year-old son of Victoria and David Beckham, as one of the faces of its spring/summer 2013 advertising campaign. Shot by Mario Testin
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Mulberry scoops top prize at Walpole Awards

Last night, Walpole, the not-for-profit organisation that represents the British luxury industry, crowned Mulberry as its British Luxury Brand of the year at its annual Walpole Awards for Excellence
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Walpole announces nominations for 2012 awards

Alexander McQueen, Burberry, Harrods, Mulberry and Stella McCartney will all compete for the ‘British Luxury Brand’ accolade at this year’s Walpole Awards for Excellence. Burberry l
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