sells women’s intimate apparel, personal care and beauty products, and women’s and men’s apparel.
The company operates through three segments: Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, and Apparel Business.
The Victoria’s Secret segment retails women’s intimate apparel and beauty products, through stores, catalogue, and e-commerce.
As of January 29, 2005, it operated 1,001 stores.
The Bath & Body Works segment retails personal care and home fragrance products, as well as operates White Barn Candle Company.
As of January 29, 2005, it operated 1,569 stores.
The Apparel Business includes Express, which offer women’s and men’s apparel, sportswear, and accessories; and Limited Stores, a mall-based specialty store retailer of sportswear for women.
As of the above date, the segment operated 884 Express stores and 323 Limited Stores.
The company also operates specialty stores in New York City; and Columbus, Ohio that feature fashions and personal care products.
Limited Brands was founded in 1963 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.
