FASHION retailer Burberry allayed fears of faltering demand after seeing its popularity grow in the world’s top shopping cities.

The luxury brand, famous for its red, black and camel-coloured check design, said strong performances in London, Beijing, Hong Kong and Paris lifted underlying revenues by 21% in the final quarter of 2011.

Sales of traditional Burberry favourites such as jackets and handbags, together with growth in knitwear, men’s accessories and tailoring, fragrance and watches, brought retail like-for-like sales up by 13% – with comparable store growth in China up by about 30%.

Overall underlying revenues were 36% higher in booming Asia Pacific markets.