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A sales representative walks inside a major Esprit store in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay shopping district February 23, 2005. Global fashion retailer Esprit Holdings Ltd. posted on Wednesday a stronger-than-forecast 76 percent
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Men's apparel is displayed inside a major Esprit store in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay shopping district February 23, 2005. Global fashion retailer Esprit Holdings Ltd. posted on Wednesday a stronger-than-forecast 76 percent
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FILE--A Chinese customer shops at a store of Esprit in Shanghai, China, 24 January 2014. Esprit Holdings Ltd. said it was uncertain about the comp Stock Photo - Alamy
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