{
  "id": 781992,
  "title": "Birkenstock raises full-year forecasts as shoppers snap up pricey sandals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/birkenstock-raises-full-year-forecasts-as-shoppers-snap-up-pricey",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-13T15:03:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16050421/Birkenstock-raises-year-forecasts-shoppers-snap-pricey-sandals.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The business - which was founded by the eponymous cobbler Johannes Birkenstock more than 250 years ago - said its closed-toe shoes were booming. Celebrity fans include Kendall Jenner.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}