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Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing and beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by a Stanford graduate student and his wife, Roy and Gaye Raymond, [5] [6] the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les Wexner in 1982. [7]
On June 12, 1977, [2] Victoria's Secret was founded by Roy and Gaye Raymond [6] in Delaware. [7] Raymond opened the first Victoria's Secret store at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California. [8] Raymond was inspired to start Victoria's Secret after feeling embarrassed purchasing lingerie for his wife in a department store.
After Wexner assumed ownership, Victoria's Secret became widely known for marketing its items with the use of super models featured in an annual fashion show, overseen by Ed Razek. [13] By 2015, sales were in decline and 2018 was the final year for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. [13]
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Lauren Sherman and Chantal Fernandez are co-authors of Selling Sexy: Victoria's Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon.In this podcast, they join Motley Fool host Mary Long to talk about ...
L Brands, the owner of Victoria's Secret, announced it will close Henri Bendel in January 2019.
Sharen Jester Turney (née Jester) is a global business leader, and former president and CEO of Victoria's Secret (before 2019), [1] a $7.7 billion company of which she led for a decade doubling the profit and increasing sales by 70%, [2] [3] Victoria's Secret is the largest retailer of intimate apparel, and the largest subsidiary of L Brands Inc (formerly Limited Brands Inc). [4]
She is the chief executive officer of Victoria's Secret and previously was the CEO of Savage X Fenty. She was the global chief executive officer of Anthropologie from 2019 to 2021. Career