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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Roy_RaymondRoy Raymond - Wikipedia

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   Raymond was inspired to start Victoria's Secret after feeling embarrassed purchasing lingerie for his wife in a department store. To open the store, he borrowed $40,000 from a bank and $40,000 from his family. Roy and Gaye Raymond worked together to design and launch the first store with a Victorian-inspired style.

2. www.celebritynetworth.com › articles › entertainmentThe Tragic True Story Behind The Founder Of Victoria's Secret

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   Makes $500,000 his first year. He starts a catalog, opens three more stores, and after five years he sells the company to Leslie Wexner and the Limited for $4 million. Happy ending, right? Except...

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   How much money did Mr Raymond make a year?

   • The company earned $500,000 its first year. Its five stores and a 42-page mail-order catalogue were grossing $6 million a year when Mr. Raymond sold them for about $1 million in 1982. Two years later, Mr. Raymond started My Child's Destiny, a retail store for children. It went bankrupt in 1986.

   Roy Raymond, 47; Began Victoria's Secret - The New York Times

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   Who was Roy Raymond?

   • Roy Raymond, who founded the Victoria's Secret retail chain, was found dead on Thursday in San Francisco Bay by the Coast Guard. He was 47. His body was found near the Marin County shoreline, hours after he was seen walking toward the Golden Gate Bridge.

   Roy Raymond, 47; Began Victoria's Secret - The New York Times

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   Who is Roy Larson Raymond?

   • 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.

   Success, Bankruptcy . . . Suicide - The New York Times

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   Why did Roy & Gaye Raymond create Victoria's Secret?

   • Roy and Gaye Raymond worked together to design and launch the first store with a Victorian-inspired style. A reference to Queen Victoria, the name Victoria's Secret was meant to evoke the sophistication and propriety associated with Victorian era boudoirs while alluding to the "secret" underneath the clothes.

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4. time.com › 6197975The True Story Behind Hulu's Victoria's Secret Documentary | TIME

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   Jul 19, 2022 · Wexner bought the lingerie brand in 1982 from its founder Roy Raymond for just $1 million, turning it into a billion-dollar company within the span of a decade. In Victoria’s Secret: Angels and...

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   Sep 30, 2014 · In reality Wexner--net worth: $6.2 billion, good enough to make No. 80 on The Forbes 400--is an introspective guy who has been questioning his every move for decades. ... Roy Raymond, clammed up ...

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7. www.nytimes.com › 1993/09/02 › obituariesRoy Raymond, 47; Began Victoria's Secret - The New York Times

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   Sep 2, 1993 · The company earned $500,000 its first year. Its five stores and a 42-page mail-order catalogue were grossing $6 million a year when Mr. Raymond sold them for about $1 million in 1982.

8. www.nytimes.com › 1993/09/26 › businessSuccess, Bankruptcy . . . Suicide - The New York Times

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   Sep 26, 1993 · Three days before Mr. Raymond killed himself, the Internal Revenue Service filed a lien of $77,000 on his earnings. Mr. Raymond contemplated filing for bankruptcy again, friends say, to free ...

9. www.independent.co.uk › news › businessRoy Raymond: The tragic genius at the heart of Victoria's ...

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   Nov 13, 2013 · Roy Raymond: The tragic genius at the heart of Victoria's Secret. Roy Raymond had an inspired idea back in 1977. But it wasn't enough to build a $6bn empire.