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Rihanna Takes Aim at Victoria’s Secret

The superstar’s Savage x Fenty lingerie line, which just raised $50 million in new funding, is gaining ground on the declining but still-dominant mall brand. Her inclusive, Amazon-streamed answer to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show could provide a boost.

News & Analysis

Rihanna Takes Aim at Victoria’s Secret

The superstar’s Savage x Fenty lingerie line, which just raised $50 million in new funding, is gaining ground on the declining but still-dominant mall brand. Her inclusive, Amazon-streamed answer to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show could provide a boost.


Retail

Victoria’s Secret Considers a Change in Marketing

L Brands' admission that Victoria’s Secret needs change marks a key shift for a company that hasn’t much strayed from its push-up-bra aesthetic, despite consumer values moving towards themes such as female empowerment and body positivity.

Retail

Victoria’s Secret Considers a Change in Marketing

L Brands' admission that Victoria’s Secret needs change marks a key shift for a company that hasn’t much strayed from its push-up-bra aesthetic, despite consumer values moving towards themes such as female empowerment and body positivity.


Retail

Victoria's Secret Slumps Again as Bath & Body Works Keeps Growing

L Brands' profit beat estimates in the latest quarter but Victoria’s Secret continues to struggle amid shifting consumer demands and the group's ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Retail

Victoria's Secret Slumps Again as Bath & Body Works Keeps Growing

L Brands' profit beat estimates in the latest quarter but Victoria’s Secret continues to struggle amid shifting consumer demands and the group's ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.


News & Analysis

Retailers Look to Put a Bad Week Behind Them

This week, everyone will be talking about financial results from Gap Inc., Nordstrom and other major retailers, the latest twists at L Brands and the booming clothing rental market. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet

News & Analysis

Retailers Look to Put a Bad Week Behind Them

This week, everyone will be talking about financial results from Gap Inc., Nordstrom and other major retailers, the latest twists at L Brands and the booming clothing rental market. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet


News & Analysis

Jeffrey Epstein Found Dead by Suicide in Prison

The financier, who has past ties to Victoria's Secret billionaire Les Wexner and has been charged with the sex trafficking of minors, died by suicide in his Lower Manhattan jail cell, according to officials.

News & Analysis

Jeffrey Epstein Found Dead by Suicide in Prison

The financier, who has past ties to Victoria's Secret billionaire Les Wexner and has been charged with the sex trafficking of minors, died by suicide in his Lower Manhattan jail cell, according to officials.


Retail

The Inner Workings of Victoria’s Secret: A Chairman and His Circle

Creative director Ed Razek is exiting Victoria’s Secret as the brand suffers from sinking sales and media reports of past links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But the root of the problem may be the very thing that made the company so successful in the first place: billionaire L Brands chairman Les Wexner’s tight grip on power.

Retail

The Inner Workings of Victoria’s Secret: A Chairman and His Circle

Creative director Ed Razek is exiting Victoria’s Secret as the brand suffers from sinking sales and media reports of past links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But the root of the problem may be the very thing that made the company so successful in the first place: billionaire L Brands chairman Les Wexner’s tight grip on power.


Retail

Victoria's Secret 'Angels' Mastermind, Ed Razek, Has Resigned

The executive's work at the company has been under intense scrutiny for the past year.

Retail

Victoria's Secret 'Angels' Mastermind, Ed Razek, Has Resigned

The executive's work at the company has been under intense scrutiny for the past year.


News & Analysis

L Brands Confirms It Will Review Jeffrey Epstein's Role at Company

The Victoria’s Secret owner is taking legal steps to investigate the company’s relationship to Jeffrey Epstein, following his new charges.

News & Analysis

L Brands Confirms It Will Review Jeffrey Epstein's Role at Company

The Victoria’s Secret owner is taking legal steps to investigate the company’s relationship to Jeffrey Epstein, following his new charges.


News & Analysis

Victoria’s Secret Owner’s Results Gives Wall Street Some Relief

The American fashion retailer beat Wall Street's earnings forecast for its first fiscal quarter.

News & Analysis

Victoria’s Secret Owner’s Results Gives Wall Street Some Relief

The American fashion retailer beat Wall Street's earnings forecast for its first fiscal quarter.


Financial Markets

Victoria’s Secret Owner Shares Rise 15% as Beauty Chain Boosts Sales

Same-store sales at Bath & Body Works rose 13 percent, a performance that exceeded company expectations.

Financial Markets

Victoria’s Secret Owner Shares Rise 15% as Beauty Chain Boosts Sales

Same-store sales at Bath & Body Works rose 13 percent, a performance that exceeded company expectations.