In 1977, a Graduate Student named Roy Raymond, from Stanford Graduate School of Business, felt embarrassed when it came to purchasing lingerie from a department store. Roy decided to open a store to make a man feel comfortable when purchasing women's lingerie. He decided to open his first store at the Stanford Shopping Center, creating Victoria's Secret. Soon to follow was a mail-order catalog and three other Victoria's Secret Stores. Victoria's Secret is now owned by Limited Brands and there are over 1,000 Victoria's Secret stores and over 100 independent Victoria's Secret Beauty Stores in 49 states, Puerto Pico, and Canada. The brand is now based out of Reynoldsburg, Ohio and they specialize in lingerie, swimwear, beauty products, sleepwear, hosiery, etc.
