"Burberry has again pleased, making earlier challenges look temporary in nature, " Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Keith Bowman said.

BBC: From the section Business

Hiving off Virgin Radio as a separate business made sense, said Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers analyst Keith Bowman.

BBC: SMG had already warned profits would be lower

"The group's reputation for delivering consistent growth has today received a further boost, " said Keith Bowman, an analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.

BBC: Unilever reaches 50bn-euro turnover in 2012