Polish fashion retailer LPP expects to meet or exceed its financial targets this year, its finance chief told Reuters, saying the expansion of Chinese e-commerce platforms into Europe had yet to significantly dent its business.

The upbeat expectations are supported by better cost management, notably through the robotization of its logistics centres and the implementation of AI, which yielded higher savings than ⁠expected, Chief Financial Officer Marcin Bojko said.

"The second half of the year, in particular, gives us many indications for (the outlook's) improvement over ⁠the current assumptions, especially regarding profitability indicators," he said ahead of the scheduled publication of LPP's third-quarter results next Thursday. The group, based in the port city of Gdansk, has guided

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