Article: The pounds 750 handbag which has sent Burberry sales soaring.(News)

Byline: By Cathryn Scott Western Mail

Demand for luxury branded handbags and accessories have given Burberry sales figures a massive lift. As Burberry workers in Wales fight to save their jobs at the company's Treorchy factory, the label yesterday revealed that its revenue had increased by 25%. Burberry - which says the Rhondda factory will close at the end of March because it is too expensive to keep making its polo shirts there - said much of its success over the last financial quarter is down to increased sales of designer handbags. The fashion chain said demand for the ...

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