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Roy Larson Raymond (April 15, 1947 – August 26, 1993) [1] was an American businessman who founded the Victoria's Secret lingerie retail store in California in 1977. [2] Early life and education. Roy Raymond was born April 15, 1947, in Connecticut. He started an early business at age 13 in Fairfield that produced wedding invitations. [3] .
Roy Raymond just wanted to buy some lingerie for his wife without feeling like a creep. 20 years later the company he created Victoria's Secret is worth billions.
Nov 13, 2013 · In the mid-1970s, a Stanford MBA named Roy Raymond walked into a department store to buy his wife lingerie, only to find ugly floral-print nightgowns – made even uglier under harsh fluorescent...
Jun 24, 2021 · How does one go from selling men's wear to launching a multibillion-dollar empire? This is the success story of Roy Raymond, the founder of the most popular ...
Victoria's Secret was founded by Roy Raymond, and his wife, Gaye Raymond, on June 12, 1977. The first store was opened in the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California. Years earlier, Raymond was embarrassed when purchasing lingerie for his wife at a department store.
Sep 26, 1993 · BEFORE dawn a month ago today, Roy Larson Raymond, the perpetually optimistic entrepreneur who founded the Victoria's Secret lingerie chain, drove onto the Golden Gate Bridge.
Nov 21, 2013 · A Stanford MBA named Roy Raymond wants to buy his wife lingerie, but he's too embarrassed to shop for it at a department store.
