Angela Ahrendts, the group's chief executive, said: "We achieved further strategic progress, highlighted by good non-apparel growth, the strengthening of our position in Japan and continued brand investment, as demonstrated by Burberry's return to London Fashion Week." The group, which broke into the FTSE 100 index of blue-chip stocks last month, saw a 23 per cent dip in wholesale revenues in the first half of its financial year. Full Article at The Independent