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Burberry is beating the forecasts as its menswear thrives
Thursday 11 July 2013
Dapper men snapping up Burberry's smart tailoring and accessories helped the luxury brand report forecast-beating sales yesterday.
Number of female executives at FTSE 100 companies is falling despite efforts to boost women in industry
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Female Tory MPs call on major call on major firms to publish detailed information on how many women they employ
Burberry slips after finance chief quits
Thursday 07 February 2013
Burberry has revealed the shock departure of its long-standing finance chief Stacey Cartwright.
Burberry sales take on a new look thanks to festive sprees
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Christmas shopping sprees delivered a welcome boost for Burberry today as the luxury brand announced forecast-beating sales, sending its shares to the top of the FTSE 100 index.
Tom Bawden: Only two women CEOs left in FTSE 100: perhaps it is time to give quotas a go
Friday 26 October 2012
Cynthia Carroll is the second female FTSE 100 chief executive to resign in less than a month, and cuts in half the number of women holding the top spot at a blue-chip company.
FTSE 100 loses another female boss as Anglo American's Cynthia Carroll steps down
Friday 26 October 2012
The FTSE 100 Index is to lose another female chief executive after Cynthia Carroll announced she is to step down as boss of Anglo American.
Burberry sales slow as luxury sector starts to feel the impact of global economic crisis
Thursday 12 July 2012
The company was hit by a 5 per cent drop in licensing revenue
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