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Urban Outfitters beats forecasts
High street fashion retailer Urban Outfitters yesterday reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and saw a modest improvement in sales sending its shares up by more than five per cent. Net profits at the operator of the Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People chains fell to $49m, (£29m) in the second quarter ended 31 July from $57m a year earlier.