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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Mark Sweney

Rush for bags and scarves helps Burberry offset China Covid slump

A man walks in front off the Burberry store in Shanghai, China
A Burberry store in Shanghai, China. Photograph: Alex Plavevski/EPA

Burberry offset a plunge in Chinese sales of more than a fifth amid Covid disruption, thanks to the return of tourists to Europe who snapped up bags, scarves and trenchcoats in the run-up to Christmas.

The British luxury goods firm reported a 1% increase in global sales in the three months to the end of December, below its 2% target and sharply down compared with the 11% growth reported in the previous quarter.

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