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Victoria's Secret is a public company that sells lingerie, clothing, and beauty products in the US and Canada. Founded in 1977 by Roy and Gaye Raymond, it became the largest lingerie retailer in the US by the early 1990s, but faced competition and controversy in later years.
Roy Raymond (1947-1993) was an American entrepreneur who started the lingerie retail store Victoria's Secret with his wife Gaye in 1977. He sold the company to Leslie Wexner in 1982, but later faced financial troubles and personal struggles that led to his suicide.
The S&P 400 is a stock market index that tracks the performance of 400 mid-cap, mostly American, companies. This web page provides a comprehensive list of the component stocks, their symbols, sectors, sub-industries, headquarters, and SEC filings.
Find out which companies are included in the S&P SmallCap 600 index, a stock market index of 600 small-cap, mostly American, companies. The list is sorted by ticker symbol and includes the GICS sector, sub-industry, headquarters, location and SEC filings of each company.
Les Wexner is an American billionaire businessman, the co-founder and chairman emeritus of L Brands, which owns Victoria's Secret and other brands. He was married to Abigail S. Koppel from 1993 to 2020 and had a long association with Jeffrey Epstein, his former financial manager.
The Limited is a private clothing brand sold exclusively through Belk, founded in 1963 by Leslie Wexner. It was formerly a public company that owned Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, and other brands, and filed for bankruptcy in 2021.
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]
Edward Razek is an American businessperson who resigned as the Chief Marketing Officer of L Brands in 2019 after facing criticism for his misogynistic and harassing behavior. He created the Victoria's Secret Angels and the annual fashion show, but also faced backlash for his comments on transgender and plus-sized models.