US: Deckers warns on costs as Q4 profits jump 40%
By Leonie Barrie | 24 February 2012
The continued strength of its Ugg brand over the holidays has helped Deckers Outdoor Corporation to a 40% hike in fourth quarter profit, but the footwear firm also warned of "significant cost headwinds" in the year ahead due to soaring sheepskin prices.
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