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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Burberry Pins its Outlook to China's COVID Recovery

Children's Burberry clothes are seen on display. Reuters file photo

British luxury brand Burberry said its outlook for the year ahead depended on how quickly China, its biggest market, recovered from COVID-19 lockdowns, after meeting expectations for sales and operating profit for its 2022 financial year.

The company reported a 23% rise in revenue to 2.83 billion pounds ($3.52 billion) and a 38% rise in adjusted operating profit to 523 million pounds, with comparable store sales in its final quarter growing 7% after lockdowns in mainland China weighed on its performance in March.

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