Wexner previously told employees in May that Victoria's Secret was "rethinking" the show. And Victoria's Secret model Shanina Shaik — who has walked in several of its fashion shows — told The Daily Telegraph in Australia in July that the annual show was off this year.
Epstein managed Wexner's money for several years, and former company executives told the Wall Street Journal that he tried to meddle in Victoria's Secret's business, offering input on which women should be models.
Some of Epstein's victims came forward saying that he used his connection to Victoria's Secret to coerce them into sexual acts. L Brands' board of directors announced that it had hired an outside law firm to review its relationship with Epstein. But that is in the past. Read more: Former employees reveal what the billionaire head of Victoria's Secret is like as a boss as he faces backlash over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
In a statement to the press announcing the news, Wexner said that Sycamore has "deep experience in the retail industry and a superior track record of success," and that it "will bring a fresh perspective and greater focus to the business. At the end of April , Sycamore filed a lawsuit to back out of the deal , alleging that Victoria's Secret's actions taken during the pandemic to close stores, cut back on new inventory, and not pay rent for the month of April were in violation of the agreement that the two parties had made in February.
L Brands immediately issued a statement saying that a termination of the agreement is "invalid," and that it would "vigorously defend" the lawsuit and "pursue all legal remedies to enforce its contractual rights. L Brands said that it had come to a "mutual agreement" with Sycamore to "terminate" the deal.
The company also said that it had reshuffled its management team and would focus on "implementing significant cost reduction actions and performance improvements at Victoria's Secret. Jefferies analysts described Victoria's Secret's progress as "admirable," after it reported strong fourth-quarter results in early But in May, L Brands put an end to speculation and said that it was no longer looking for a buyer and would split the company in two and spin-off Victoria's Secret to become a standalone company.
Read more: Victoria's Secret is experiencing a major comeback after years of declining sales — and Wall Street is salivating. For you. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.
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It achieved explosive success in the late s and s but has been accused of losing relevance in recent years. The company is currently overhauling its brand image, and has abandoned its Angels for activists and entrepreneurs. Here's the story of the rise, fall, and subsequent comeback of the brand. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Victoria's Secret was founded in by American businessman Roy Raymond. He named the brand after the Victorian era in England, wanting to evoke the refinement of this period in his lingerie. It was at this point that Les Wexner swooped in.
Wexner turned Raymond's vision on its head, creating a store that was focused on women rather than men. And it worked. The brand began to cement its image over the next few years. In , its famous annual fashion show was born. In , the show aired for the first time online. Time described it as the "internet-breaking moment" of this era after 1.
Meanwhile, the brand was also launching some of its best-known and most successful products, including its heavily padded Miracle Bra and Body by Victoria. Throughout the '90s and early s, its commercials featured heavily made-up and scantily dressed Angels. The runway shows became more lavish.
She became CEO of the whole brand in Turney abruptly stepped down in and was succeeded by Wexner as interim CEO. Between and , sales began to falter. More body-positive underwear brands such as Aerie, ThirdLove, and Lively cropped up, taking making share.
Some shoppers complained that the quality of its underwear had slipped. One of its biggest assets, teen-centric brand Pink, also began to struggle. Sales slipped, and it resorted to heavy discounting to woo shoppers. Its annual fashion show drew criticism for being outdated, and viewership slipped. In November Razek sent the internet into a frenzy after he made controversial comments about transgender and plus-size models.
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