COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Limited Brands
(NYSE: LTD) is scheduled to participate in the CITI Investment
Research Retail Conference on Mar. 24,
2010. Stuart Burgdoerfer, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, will be making a presentation at
approximately 11:00 a.m. ET. A
link to the live webcast will be available to all interested
parties from the home page of our Web site at
www.Limitedbrands.com.
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This webcast is being hosted by Veracast Communications, Inc.
A link to the archive of the webcast will be available for 30
days following the live presentation on www.Limitedbrands.com.
ABOUT LIMITED BRANDS:
Limited Brands, through Victoria's Secret, Pink, Bath & Body
Works, C.O. Bigelow, La Senza, White
Barn Candle Co. and Henri Bendel,
presently operates 2,970 specialty stores. The company's
products are also available online at www.VictoriasSecret.com,
www.BathandBodyWorks.com, www.HenriBendel.com and
www.LaSenza.com.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995
We caution that any forward-looking statements (as such term is
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995)
contained in this press release or the presentation involve risks
and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various
important factors, many of which are beyond our control.
Accordingly, our future performance and financial results may
differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such
forward-looking statements. Words such as "estimate," "project,"
"plan," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "planned,"
"potential" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking
statements. Risks associated with the following factors, among
others, in some cases have affected and in the future could affect
our financial performance and actual results and could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any
forward-looking statements included in this press release or the
presentation:
- general economic conditions, consumer confidence and consumer
spending patterns;
- the global economic crisis and its impact on our suppliers,
customers and other counterparties;
- the impact of the global economic crisis on our liquidity and
capital resources;
- the dependence on a high volume of mall traffic and the
possible lack of availability of suitable store locations on
appropriate terms;
- the seasonality of our business;
- our ability to grow through new store openings and existing
store remodels and expansions;
- our ability to expand into international markets;
- independent licensees;
- our direct channel business including our new distribution
center;
- our failure to protect our reputation and our brand
images;
- our failure to protect our trade names and trademarks;
- market disruptions including severe weather conditions, natural
disasters, health hazards, terrorist activities or the prospect of
these events;
- stock price volatility;
- our failure to maintain our credit rating;
- our ability to service our debt;
- the highly competitive nature of the retail industry generally
and the segments in which we operate particularly;
- consumer acceptance of our products and our ability to keep up
with fashion trends, develop new merchandise, launch new product
lines successfully, offer products at the appropriate price points
and enhance our brand image;
- our ability to retain key personnel;
- our ability to attract, develop and retain qualified employees
and manage labor costs;
- our reliance on foreign sources of production, including risks
related to:
- political instability;
- duties, taxes, other charges on imports;
- legal and regulatory matters;
- volatility in currency and exchange rates;
- local business practices and political issues;
- potential delays or disruptions in shipping and related pricing
impacts; and
- the disruption of imports by labor disputes;
- the possible inability of our manufacturers to deliver products
in a timely manner or meet quality standards;
- fluctuations in energy costs;
- increases in the costs of mailing, paper and printing;
- self-insured risks;
- our ability to implement and sustain information technology
systems;
- our failure to comply with regulatory requirements; and
- legal matters.
We are not under any obligation and do not intend to make
publicly available any update or other revisions to any of the
forward-looking statements contained in this press release or the
presentation to reflect circumstances existing after the date of
this press release or to reflect the occurrence of future events
even if experience or future events make it clear that any expected
results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements
will not be realized. Additional information regarding these
and other factors can be found in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our
2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
SOURCE Limited Brands