The Limited, Inc.

Limited Stores, Inc., the corporate forerunner of The Limited, Inc., was founded, and incorporated in Ohio in 1963 (Moody's Investors Service, 1990). The company operated as Limited Stores, Inc. for the first twenty years of its existence. It was reincorporated in Delaware in 1982, as The Limited, Inc., with Limited Stores, Inc. as a whollyowned subsidiary (Moody's Investors Services, 1990).

The company was founded in 1963, and reincorporated in 1982, by L. H. Wexner, and Bella Wexner (Moody's Investors Service, 1990). These two principals remain in important corporate offices in 1990, as chair, and secretary, respectively (Moody's Investors Service, 1990).

The company was founded by the Wexners as a capitalbuilding, and incomeproducing vehicle. Retail women's clothing was selected as being compatible with their experience.

Through its subsidiary companies, The Limited sells young women's apparel (Moody's Investors Service, 1990). The product range includes coats, dresses, skirts, pants, shirts, sweaters, underwear, and accessories (Moody's Investors Services, 1990). Another whollyowned subsidiary, Mast

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ted through a total of 10 active subsidiary companies (Moody's Investors Service, 1990). Some of the subsidiary companies are themselves subsidiaries of other The Limited, Inc. subsidiaries. These retail subsidiaries are as follows: 1. Limited Stores, Inc. Limited Stores, Inc. operates walkin retail outlets specializing in fashion apparel for young women (Moody's Investors Service, 1990). This whollyowned subsidiary operates its retail outlets under two separate names, each of which is operated as a separate subsidiary operation of Limited Stores, Inc. These two retail outlet subsidiaries are (a) The Limited, and (b) Limited Express. 2. Lane Bryant, Inc. Lane Bryant, Inc. operates walkin retail outlets specializing in fashion apparel for young women, and for working women (Moody's Investors Service, 1990). This whollyowned subsidiary operates its retail outlets under two separate names. The first, Lane Bryant Stores, is operated directly by Lane Bryant, Inc. The second, Lerner Stores, is 4operated as a separate subsidiary operation of Lane Bryant, Inc. (Standard, & Poor's, 1990). 3. PicADilly Stores. PicADilly Stores operates walkin retail outlets specializing in fashion apparel for young women, an
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