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Fortune
Prarthana Prakash

Luxury trench coat maker Burberry is buttoning up for gloomy earnings report after Christmas washout

people walking by a Burberry store (Credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images)

The holidays may be over, but luxury companies are still reeling from the impact it had on their sales. Take Burberry—the British brand, known for its striped trench coats and famous check, saw weak sales in December, typically the key time of year for retailers to make a killing. 

The luxury fashion house has now lowered its full-year profit forecast due to the Christmas period slowdown, Burberry said Friday.   

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