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Bath & Body Works, LLC is an American retail store under the L Brands (formerly Limited Brands) umbrella. It was founded in 1990 in New Albany, Ohio and has since expanded across the United States and Canada. It specializes in shower gels, lotions, fragrance mists, perfumes, candles, and home fragrances. ==History== Bath & Body Works was founded in 1990 in New Albany, Ohio. The company's first store opened in a Cambridge, Massachusetts mall in September 1990. In 1997, a secondary brand called Bath & Body Works at Home was launched. The division has since been renamed White Barn Candle Company. The company launched both a seasonal catalog and a website in 2006. In November 2006, Bath & Body Works launched its first television commercial advertisement.〔(Elleview.com ). Elleview.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-26.〕 Net sales as of January 28, 2006 were $2.3 billion, significantly higher than all other L Brands companies other than Victoria's Secret. In July 2008, the company announced that it was opening six locations in Canada. With the company acquiring Canadian-based La Senza, they felt it was the opportunity to move into a growing Canadian market, with The Body Shop being its main competition.〔The Canadian Press. ("Bath & Body Works takes plunge into Canada" ). ''CBC.ca''. July 10, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2008.〕〔Mah, Bill. ("Body Shop aims to boost its green cred" ), ''The Edmonton Journal''. August 8, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2008.〕 Bath & Body Works operates more than 1,600 stores. In October 2010, it opened its first stores outside of North America in Kuwait, by the franchise giant M.H. Alshaya. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bath & Body Works」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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