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- When Leslie H. Wexner opened the door of his first Limited shop in 1963, he touched off an American retail revolution that still reverberates. Wexner pioneered the art of replicating vertically sourced chains of specialty stores selling affordable fashion in an era when department stores dominated.
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Feb 21, 2020 · Through invention and acquisitions, Wexner built a retail conglomerate that went well beyond Victoria’s Secret, Pink and Bath & Body Works years.
- David Moin
Mar 10, 2020 · By 1986, the New York Times called him “a rag trade revolutionary,” his genius evident not only in his ideas about retail and merchandising, but also his willingness to let go of concepts when...
Feb 20, 2020 · Victoria's Secret honcho Leslie Wexner stepped down Thursday as chairman and CEO of the retail giant he started six decades ago, his reputation as a visionary businessman rattled by his long-time...
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Dec 13, 2013 · When Leslie H. Wexner opened the door of his first Limited shop in 1963, he touched off an American retail revolution that still reverberates.
- Who Is Les Wexner?
- How Did Les Wexner Meet Jeffrey Epstein?
- Why Would Les Wexner Give Jeffrey Epstein So Much Control Over His Life?
- Did Jeffrey Epstein Use Victoria’s Secret to Take Advantage of Young Women?
- Has Les Wexner Been Implicated in Jeffrey Epstein’s Alleged Crimes?
The Ohio-born Leslie “Les” Wexner is the billionaire founder of L Brands Inc., the one-time parent company of The Limited, Bath & Body Works, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Victoria’s Secret, the crown jewel of his retail holdings. Wexner bought the lingerie brand in 1982 from its founder Roy Raymond for just $1 million, turning it into a billion-dollar ...
Epstein and Wexner were reportedly introduced in the mid- to late-’80s by a mutual friend, insurance executive Robert Meister. The two became fast allies. In 2003, Epstein told Vanity Fairthat he shared a special bond with Wexner: “People have said it’s like we have one brain between two of us: each has a side.” In Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Dem...
That’s the billion-dollar question that no one—including journalists, former employees, and close friends of Wexner—have been able to answer. Wexner has claimed that giving Epstein power of attorney was strictly a business decision, but Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons shows that Epstein was just as involved in Wexner’s personal life. He played...
Epstein never officially worked for Victoria’s Secret, according to a company spokesperson, who told the New York Timesin 2019 that “while Mr. Epstein served as Mr. Wexner’s personal money manager for a period that ended nearly 12 years ago, we do not believe he was ever employed by nor served as an authorized representative of the company.” That d...
Wexner has not been implicated as a co-conspirator in any crimes allegedly committed by Epstein. However, after Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, some are calling for more scrutiny of Epstein’s other associatesincluding Wexner. Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons casts Wexner a...
Mar 30, 2018 · Wexner is the mastermind of a lascivious empire, a descendant of Russian immigrants who has made a $6bn fortune by hawking sexiness and sensuality to women. Victoria’s Secret is a byword for...
Sep 8, 2017 · In your lifetime now, what’s the biggest change that you’ve seen in retail? Leslie Wexner: One was electricity, because air conditioning. The retailing was very different in any kind of store experience, whether it was a restaurant or a bookstore. It was very different without air conditioning.
