The International Track 100 award for best brand, sponsored by The Sunday Times, was presented by business editor Dominic O'Connell to Paul Mason, chairman of Cath Kidston. The homeware retailer was valued at £100m in a private equity buyout last year. Its bold, floral patterns are particularly popular in Japan and southeast Asia, where it has 19 stores.

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