Do you remember The Limited Stores?

The Limited was created 56 years ago in Upper Arlington, Ohio. The store originally got its name, because the clothes focused only on young women. In 2017, The Limited shut down all 250 physical stores but reopened its online store later that same year. Now, it’s an exclusive label within Belk department stores.

Do you remember The Limited Stores?

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The Limited was created 56 years ago in Upper Arlington, Ohio. The store originally got its name, because the clothes focused only on young women. In 2017, The Limited shut down all 250 physical stores but reopened its online store later that same year. Now, it’s an exclusive label within Belk department stores

The Rise & Fall of Incredible Universe

1963FoundedThe Limited was Founded

Wexner used a $5,000 loan from his aunt to open a 2,000-square-foot store in Columbus’s Kingsdale shopping center in 1963. Wexner christened it The Limited, named after the limited line of merchandise it carried

1990GrowthThe Limited Expanded in the 90’s

It operated more than 750 stores across the country.

2017DefunctThe End of The Limited Stores

Ultimately, the company decided to close all 250 of its remaining locations by 2017.

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