Ralph Lauren profit gets boost from Chinese demand; shares rise 14%
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(Reuters) - Strong demand for Ralph Lauren Corp's Polo shirts and tweed jackets in China helped the high-end apparel retailer beat quarterly profit estimates on Thursday, sending its shares up nearly 14%.Ralph Lauren, like other high-end fashion companies from New York, Paris and Milan, has been expanding in China, where a weakening yuan currency has pushed more wealthy domestic consumers to splurge at home rather than while travelling abroad.Apart from opening more stores in the world's..