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Oct 2024
25m 59s

The Rise and Fall of Victoria’s Secret

The Motley Fool
About this episode

When a retailer falls, it falls quickly. 

Lauren Sherman and Chantal Fernandez are co-authors of “Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon.”

- What Les Wexner understood about American consumers.

- The new competition for Victoria’s Secret.

- Lessons for retailers from Abercrombie & Fitch.


Companies discussed: VSCO, ANF


Host: Mary Long

Guests: Lauren Sherman, Chantal Fernandez

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineer: Rick Engdahl


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