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PresentationCatherine FerryExecutive Director & CFO Good morning. I'm Kate Ferry, CFO of Burberry. And with me today is Josh Schulman, our CEO; and Lauren Wu Leng, Head of Investor Relations. There are slides to accompany this call on our corporate website, and a transcript will also be available later today. In terms of running order, I'll go through our performance in the third quarter, and then Josh and I will be happy to take your questions. Since our last update just a couple of months ago, we have co ...

Americas : Up 2%, supported by local spend during the festive period and continued new-customer growth; Ferry said growth was slightly below Q2 due to higher markdown penetration in the year-ago quarter.Greater China : Up 6% (from 3% in Q2), fueled by local spend; Chinese customers outside the region slowed, but local demand offset the decline.By region, Ferry noted that all four geographic areas delivered flat or positive comparable sales for the second consecutive quarter. She said store traffic remains “ ...