Limited Brands isn't as limited as it sounds. This company is the parent company of Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, The Limited, Henri Bendel, La Senza, and The White Barn Candle Co. Its products and female fashions are available all over the world.
We all have heard rumors about whether or not Megan Fox will be in the next Transformers, distributed by Dreamworks (DIS) and Paramount Pictures (VIA), film franchise. We???ve all heard about the drama between Fox and Director Michael Bay. Well, now it???s official, Fox is out. She will be replaced by model Rosie Huntington Whitely as the new female lead in Transformers 3 set to be released July 1st, 2011. She's worked with Bay before in his Victoria's Secret (LTD) 'A Thousand Fantasies' ad. What do think about this? What happened with Fox? Do you think it will change the films at all?
Victoria???s Secret (LTD) will showcase their signature ???angels??? in the 2009 annual Victoria???s Secret Fashion Show. Fashion-ista, angel and 4-time mom, Heidi Klum, will host this year???s show, a mere six weeks after giving birth to her fourth child. Three other Victoria???s Secret Angels will be on maternity leave from the lingerie, allowing for the d??but of new Angels. Music for this year???s show will be provided by the Black Eyed Peas. The show, which airs Tuesday, Dec. 1st on CBS (CBS) will take place in New York City. Will you tune in to see these new angles turn into stars?
Designer Christian Siriano celebrated the launch of Victoria???s Secret (LTD) Makeup, including his own limited-edition Christian Siriano collection. Designing everything from makeup to maternity wear, Siriano announced his next move???designing for Starbuck???s (SBUX) for the upcoming holiday season. Details to be released November 17! Think Starbucks stock will be primped by this fashion-focus?
Limited Brands have a good history. Their products are guaranteed. Awesome company and management knows best.
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By: Erica Feldkamp, WeSeed Editor What do you get when you cross a 52 year old woman and a low rise, v-string thong? Well some of us get sick, others get sued. Named a panty perpetrator, Victoria's Secret, a division of Limited Brands (LTD) has found itself in the middle of litigation when a piece of metal (yep, you read that right... a piece of metal) flew off the panties, hitting the wearer in the eye. Although a freakish occurrence, it could be a costly one. Litigation is an ugly reality that should keep companies and investors on guard. Taser (TASR) is a company frequently and mercilessly zapped by lawsuits. Fending off all 70 suits brought against it, Taser was recently found 15 percent at fault for the cause of death, costing the company $1.02 million in damages. After the guilty verdict, shares of Taser fell 7.5 percent the morning after the announcement and 25 percent in the following three weeks. Taser is currently hanging out at 9 cents above its 52 week low. Before you toss out Victoria's Secret like yesterday's underwear, let's remember what happened to McDonald's stock performance after the famous coffee litigation case where a woman scalded her groin with McDonald's (MCD) coffee. After the jury awarded the coffee victim $2.86 million, which the court reduced to $640,000, the stock stealthily climbed over 300 percent in the six years that followed. I guess people like their coffee hot. Litigation can be financially debilitating. If the product becomes tainted by too much negative publicity, people will simply stop buying it. If law enforcement stops using tasers because of public outrage, the effect could be heart-stopping for the company. However, if the basis for litigation is as skimpy as a pair of V.S. undies and doesn't mar the overall image of the product, the long-term financial effect is likely to be minimal. Your job as an investor is to check in with your WeSeed friends. Find out if the evidence stacks up against any of the companies you're interested in.
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