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NEWS ABOUT: Victoria's Secret

Victoria's Secret stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - On the heels of its 2009 Most Powerful Women list, Fortune has compiled another of the best compensated females in the corporate world. The top 10 for 2008:
  1. Safra Katz, president, Oracle: $42.4 million
  2. Linda Chen, president, Wynn International Marketing: $23.9 million
  3. Sharen Turney, president and CEO,
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executive compensation • women • Pepsi • Oracle • Kraft Foods • Indra Nooyi • Patricia Woertz • Irene Rosenfeld • Victoria's Secret • Hewlett-Packard • Safra Katz • Linda Chen • Sharen Turney • Wellington Denahan-Norris • Andrea Jung • Ann Livermore • Candice Bagby • Avon

RETAIL SALES

 No Christmas  
 Miracle for Retailers 


Even luxury sector sales in free fall

Dec 26, 08 1:57 AM CST
(Newser) - It was a bleak Christmas and promises to be a less than prosperous New Year for retailers with consumers tightening their belts and spending less, reports the Wall Street Journal. Retail sales dropped 5.5% in November and 8% in December, compared with the same months last year. Luxury goods,... More »

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recession • Macy's • luxury goods • holiday • retail sales • Christmas • Neiman Marcus • Victoria's Secret • MasterCard Advisors • Circuit City • e-commerce • gasoline prices • ShopperTrak RCT Corp. • J.C. Penney Co

 Where Is This 
 Supermodel's 
 Belly Button? 

Victoria's Secret bares a navel-less belly on the runway

Nov 23, 08 8:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Supermodel Karolina Kurkova's recent turn on the catwalk for Victoria's Secret had curious spectators wondering what happened to her belly button. The Czech stunner offered no explanation for her smooth stomach, which has only a minor indentation where her navel should be, and her agent says only that "she's... More »

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plastic surgery • cosmetic surgery • Victoria's Secret • supermodel • Karolina Kurkova • belly buttons • navel • umbilicoplasty

Worried Retailers Call All-Out, and Earlier, Holiday Blitz

Analysts see sales beginning before Thanksgiving in sour economy

Sep 29, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Holiday displays already are popping up—and they’re likely to increase in number and urgency as retailers try to spruce up what’s likely to be the worst Christmas shopping season in years, reports Advertising Age. With 5 fewer days than last year because of a late Thanksgiving, retailers... More »

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Macy's • Victoria's Secret • National Retail Federation • Kohl's • retail businesses

Wal-Mart Leads Feb. Retail Rally

Overall sales jump doubles expectations, calms consumer spending fears

Mar 6, 08 10:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Big retailers showed unexpected signs of life in February, beating weak sales predictions to inject some hope into the market. Wal-Mart led the way, posting a 2.6% same-store increase, beating its own predictions of flat-to-2% growth. Overall, same-store sales climbed 1.9%, with more than half of retailers beating... More »

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retail • Costco • JCPenney • Sam's Club • Macy's • consumer spending • Home Depot • retail sales • Target • Victoria's Secret • Sears • National Retail Federation • Wal-Mart • Abercrombie & Fitch • American Eagle • BJ's Wholesale Club • Thomson Financial Same Store Sales Index • Kohl's • Saks • Gap • Banana Republic • Limited • Buckle • Pacific Sunwear • Wet Seal • Aeropostale

CEO Reveals Victoria's Secret: It's 'Too Sexy'

Brand hopes to regain its stylish, sophisticated image

Feb 28, 08 4:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Victoria’s Secret has become “too sexy,” the chain’s CEO said today, explaining that she wants to bring higher-quality and sophisticated products back to the stores, the Wall Street Journal reports. "We use the word 'sexy' a lot and have gotten off 'ultra-feminine,'" she... More »

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fashion • marketing • retail sales • Target • Victoria's Secret • lingerie • retail shopping • college student • American Eagle

Victoria's Secret Gets Spicy CD

Spice Girls' best-of album will be released at Victoria's Secrets

Oct 17, 07 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - What Scary, Sporty, Ginger, Baby, and Posh want—what they really, really want—is for you to head to Victoria's Secret stores or website, where they will sell their upcoming greatest-hits album exclusively. The Spice Girls join a recent trend of nontraditional music releases that includes Radiohead, Prince, Madonna, and... More »

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Paul McCartney • music industry • Victoria Beckham • Spice Girls • Madonna • Radiohead • Victoria's Secret • Capitol Records • Prince • lingerie

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