Hermes profits boosted by global luxury goods demand

Luxury goods firm Hermes, famed for its celebrity favourite, the Birkin bag, has reported a jump in profits. Net profit jumped 14%, while sales increased by 11% for the first half of 2013, compared with the same period last year. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23894955#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa