Victoria's Secret made a profit in the first quarter after two years of losses, abandoning "sexy underwear" to revive the Chinese market?

2024-09-13

The well-known underwear brand Victoria's Secret & Co (hereinafter referred to as "Victoria's Secret") has rebounded. The brand recently announced its second-quarter results, showing that net sales fell 1% year-on-year to $1.417 billion, and adjusted net profit was $32 million, exceeding analysts' expectations, which was also the first quarterly profit since 2021. The group expects single-digit sales growth in the third quarter of this year,  and expects full-year 2024 net profit to fall 1%.

 

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At present, Victoria's Secret has opened 70 stores in China, which is the second largest market in the world after the United States market. In the first-quarter earnings call, Victoria's Secret executives specifically mentioned: "The Chinese market is very important. Victoria's Secret has also expanded the Chinese market by reducing prices and discounts, expanding e-commerce channels, etc. In the sales list of 618 Tmall's opening underwear stores, Victoria's Secret ranked third, and the top two were Ubras and Bananai, local brands that have been established for 8 years and focus on simplicity and comfort. In addition, the top 20 best-selling bras are mainly domestic brands such as Ubras, Bananai, Neiwai, etc., and Victoria's Secret is not seen.

 

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