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We are all too aware of the ongoing economic difficulties and retail caution with Habitat, Thornton’s and Jane Norman three more casualties of the British High Street. But all is not doom and gloom. The Royal Wedding and choice of British designers and British brands favoured undoubtedly gave yet another boost to the British economy, an iconic ‘Cool Britannia’ message is being heralded in the run up to Britain’s hosting of the 2012 Olympics and we are welcoming the news (19 June) that luxury British fashion group Mulberry announced a sharp rise in profitsreporting a jump to £23.3m from £5.1m a year ago.