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L Brands, Inc. engages in the retail of women's intimate and other apparel, personal care, beauty, and home fragrance products. It operates through the following segments: Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, and Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works International. The Victoria's Secret segment sells women's intimate and other apparel, personal care, and beauty products under the Victoria's Secret and PINK brand names. The Bath & Body Works segment offers body care, home fragrance products, soaps, and sanitizers under the Bath & Body Works, White Barn, C.O. Bigelow, and other brand names. Th... Read More
L Brands, Inc. engages in the retail of women's intimate and other apparel, personal care, beauty, and home fragrance products. It operates through the following segments: Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, and Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works International. The Victoria's Secret segment sells women's intimate and other apparel, personal care, and beauty products under the Victoria's Secret and PINK brand names. The Bath & Body Works segment offers body care, home fragrance products, soaps, and sanitizers under the Bath & Body Works, White Barn, C.O. Bigelow, and other brand names. The Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works International segment includes the Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works stores located outside of the U.S. and Canada, as well as the online business in Greater China. The company was founded by Leslie Herbert Wexner in 1963 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH. Read Less
L Brands Company Stats
As of August 2021
- Industry
- Retailing
- Founded
- 1990
- Headquarters
- Columbus, Ohio
- Country/Territory
- United States
- CEO
- Andrew Meslow
- Employees
- 92,300
Forbes Lists
America's Best Employers By State (2021)Dropped off in 2022
Retail and Wholesale
#882
Global 2000 (2021)Dropped off in 2022
#861 - SALES
#767 - PROFITS
#989 - MARKET VALUE
#396
Best Employers for Diversity (2020)Dropped off in 2021
Retail and Wholesale
#38
Best Employers for New Grads (2018)Dropped off in 2019
#310
America's Largest Public Companies (2018)
Apparel/Footwear Retail
#296
Canada's Best Employers (2017)Dropped off in 2018
Related People & Companies
Company Stakeholder
Dillard's
Related by Industry: Retailing
Columbus Blue Jackets
Located in Columbus, OH Metropolitan Area
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