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Victoria's Secret brings sexy back with VSXY ticker after woke rebrand crashes and burns

Nypost · · 553 words · By Taylor Herzlich
Corporate Strategy Culture War / Anti-Woke Sentiment Financial Performance
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Victoria’s Secret is bringing sexy back with a new VSXY ticker on the New York Stock Exchange”
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Two independent web sources confirm that Victoria's Secret is updating its trading symbol to VSXY.
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web search NEUTRAL — Victoria is a British historical television drama series created and principally written by Daisy Goodwin, starring Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria. The series premiered in the United Kingdom on ITV o…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(British_TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — The best bras, panties, lingerie, apparel, and swimsuits (bikinis, one-pieces). Shop your favorite clothing from PJs and activewear to perfume and accessories.
https://www.victoriassecret.com/us/
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 2, 2025 · Victoria ended on a cliffhanger as Prince Albert collapsed at the end of Season 3 after the success of the Great Exhibition, an international celebration of industrial, technological, an…
https://www.tvinsider.com/1231570/victoria-jenna-coleman-wil…
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“the lingerie retailer announced Thursday that it will officially toss out its VSCO stock ticker in favor of the new, ostensibly sexed-up one on June 2.”
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Multiple sources confirm the announcement of the ticker change to VSXY, with BoF specifically mentioning the announcement occurred on a Thursday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing and beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by Stanford graduate student Roy Raymond and his wife Gaye, the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria's_Secret
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web search NEUTRAL — Victoria’s Secret & Co. is embracing the old adage that sex sells with its updated trading symbol as Chief Executive Officer Hillary Super leans on the company’s former branding to lure back customers…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-21/victoria-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Victoria's Secret's ticker change is the latest step in its return to sexy. (Mike Coppola).Next month, it’s making the claim official. The lingerie giant announced Thursday an update to its stock tick…
https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/retail/exclusive-…
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“CEO Hillary Super, the company’s fourth leader since 2019”
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While evidence confirms Hillary Super is the CEO, the specific detail that she is the 'fourth leader since 2019' is not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 20, 2026 · Hillary Clinton is an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. first lady and later as U.S. senator and secretary of state. She was the Democratic Party’s nominee for president…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hillary-Clinton
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web search NEUTRAL — Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (née Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton
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web search NEUTRAL — Hillary Rodham Clinton has spent five decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, and presidential candidate. Hillary Rodham was born in Chic…
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/about/
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“In 2019, the company distanced itself from its sultry Angels and took a five-year hiatus from its iconic fashion show”
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One source mentions the brand feeling like a 'dying brand' in 2019 and a decline in fashion show viewers, but the specific 'five-year hiatus' detail is not explicitly corroborated by multiple sources in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing and beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by Stanford graduate student Roy Raymond and his wife Gaye, the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria's_Secret
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2019, Victoria’s Secret feels like a dying brand. It is closing 53 of their stores this year which have cited a decline in performance. The “Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” on television lost nearl…
https://womenslibrary.org.uk/2019/03/19/how-do-you-solve-a-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — This fat-blasting workout video, created by Andrea Orbeck, will work your entire body in 10 minutes. Andrea has trained many Victoria's Secret models, and no...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWEdJRRndkQ
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“American Eagle Outfitters – which owns Aerie”
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Wikipedia and other web results explicitly state that Aerie is owned by American Eagle Outfitters.
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web search NEUTRAL — The aerie brand operates as a section in American Eagle Outfitters stores, online through the American Eagle website, and in standalone aerie retail stores.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerie_(clothing_retailer)
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web search NEUTRAL — With new leaders, American Eagle found its main style. They started selling casual, private label clothes for men and women. This means they sold clothes with their own brand name. In 1994, the compan…
https://kids.kiddle.co/American_Eagle_Outfitters
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web search NEUTRAL — In October 2025, the American Eagle Outfitters–owned intimates brand formalized its latest commitment: “100% Aerie Real,” a pledge to never use AI-generated people or bodies in its marketing.
https://www.aeo-inc.com/2026/03/26/glossy-pamela-anderson-fr…
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“It has also added some fresh superstars to its runway ranks, like gymnast Suni Lee, WNBA player Angel Reese and more plus-size models like Ashley Graham.”
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Evidence confirms Angel Reese appeared in the 2025 show and Ashley Graham appeared in the 2024 return of the show. Suni Lee's presence is implied by the context of the 2025 show results.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is an annual fashion show sponsored by Victoria's Secret, an American brand of lingerie and sleepwear. Victoria's Secret uses the show to promote and market its good…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria's_Secret_Fashion_Show…
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 of 35. Angel Reese, 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show runway. Angel Reese Evan Agostini/Invision/AP.
https://pagesix.com/2025/10/15/photos/the-best-looks-from-th…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is BACK and will reflect who we are today, plus everything you know and love—the glamour, runway, wings, musical entertain...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8n9wf0R1xo
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“After its December fashion show, its second the hiatus ended, Victoria’s Secret saw its highest quarterly sales growth in more than four years.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and YouTube links that do not mention quarterly sales growth figures following the December show.
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web search NEUTRAL — Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing and beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by Stanford graduate student Roy Raymond and his wife Gaye, the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria's_Secret
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web search NEUTRAL — This fat-blasting workout video, created by Andrea Orbeck, will work your entire body in 10 minutes. Andrea has trained many Victoria's Secret models, and no...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWEdJRRndkQ
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web search NEUTRAL — Sign in to your secure Victoria's Secret account to earn rewards, view your order history, and check the status of current orders.
https://www.victoriassecret.com/us/account/signin
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“Super – who was tapped as the company’s CEO in September 2024”
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Wikipedia and multiple news snippets confirm Hillary Super was appointed CEO in September 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hillary Super is an American business executive. She is the chief executive officer of Victoria's Secret and previously was the CEO of Savage X Fenty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Super
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web search NEUTRAL — Hillary Super became CEO of Victoria’s Secret in September 2024. /The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returned in 2024 with a new focus and shifted values, featuring plus-size models like Ashley Graham…
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/victoria-secret-ditches-safe-…
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web search NEUTRAL — American lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret has appointed former Savage x Fenty executive Hillary Super as its new chief executive officer to accelerate growth.Savage x Fenty CEO Hillary Super to join V…
https://fashionunited.com/executive/management/victorias-sec…
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“Same-store sales at the chain have dipped only once since Super took the helm. Prior to her tenure, the metric had shrunk every quarter in a row for more than two years.”
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No evidence was provided or found regarding same-store sales metrics for Victoria's Secret.
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“Now, Victoria’s Secret has seen its same-store sales jump by 8% for two consecutive quarters.”
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No evidence was provided or found regarding a specific 8% jump in same-store sales for two consecutive quarters.
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“Shares in the company have more than doubled since Super’s arrival.”
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“The stock jumped 4.9% Thursday.”
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“Victoria’s Secret is set to report first-quarter earnings on June 2 before the market opens”
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“Her predecessor, Martin Waters”
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