Victoria's Secret
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 Lexington Ave storefront in New York, 2012 | |
| Type | Public |
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| Industry | Apparel |
| Founded | June 12, 1977Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, California, US |
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| Headquarters | , US |
Number of locations | 1,420 (2025) |
Areas served | Primarily United States and Canada |
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| Revenue |  US$2.27 billion (2025) |
 US$315.8 million (2025) | |
| US$241.8 million (2025) | |
| Total assets | US$5.01 billion (2025) |
| Total equity | US$856 million (2025) |
Number of employees | 31,000 (2025)  |
| Website | victoriassecret |
Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing and beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by Stanford graduate student Roy Raymond and his wife Gaye, the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les Wexner in 1982. Wexner rapidly expanded into American shopping malls, expanding the company into 350 stores nationally with sales of $1 billion by the early 1990s, when Victoria's Secret became the largest lingerie retailer in the United States.
Since 1995, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show has been a major part of the brand's image, featuring an annual runway spectacle of models promoted by the company as fantasy Angels. The 1990s saw the company's further expansion throughout shopping malls, along with the introduction of the 'miracle bra', the brand Body by Victoria, and the development of a line of fragrances and cosmetics. In 2002, Victoria's Secret announced the launch of PINK, a brand that was aimed to teenagers and young women. Starting in 2008, Victoria's Secret expanded internationally, with retail outlets within international airports, franchises in major cities overseas, and company-owned stores throughout Canada and the UK.
By 2016, Victoria's Secret's market share had begun to decrease, due to competition from other brands that embraced a wider range of sizes and a growing consumer preference for athleisure. In 2016, the company canceled the circulation of its catalog. The brand struggled to maintain its market position following criticism and controversy over the unsavory behavior and business practices of corporate leadership under Wexner and Ed Razek. As of May 2020, with over 1,070 stores, Victoria's Secret remained the largest lingerie retailer in the United States.
Until 2021, Victoria's Secret was part of the L Brands group. On August 3, 2021, Victoria's Secret was spun off as an independent company under the name Victoria's Secret & Co. (which trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol VSXY).