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Hugo Boss full-year profits gain 7pc
Supported by a solid fourth quarter, Hugo Boss closed 2013 with a 7 percent increase in operating profit and 6 percent increase in currency-adjusted sales, meeting the group’s sales and earnings targets, WWD reports.
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