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Supergroup - Fashion retailer sees strong UK and international growth

August 2011

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  • Epic Code:
  • SGP
  • Price:
  • 1075p
Finding a successful formula in the world of fashion can bring staggering riches to London investors, a point vividly illustrated by FTSE-100 rated Burberry, 1579p, the 150-year-old British luxury brand, best known for its trench coats and trademark check, whose shares have soared from 225p in 2002 to over £15. During that same period Burberry has increased pretax profit from £90m to almost £300m, with much of the growth coming through a global push into rich overseas markets such as Russia, Asia and Latin America. While jewels like Burberry are extremely hard to find in fashion, one potential star in the making is FTSE-250 newcomer Supergroup, which came to market in March last year at 500p, spiked almost vertically to 1820p in Febru ...

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