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Victoria91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Secret to close three Canadian stores amid global reduction

Unclear which stores will close in Canada
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Supermodels Candice Swanepoel, left, and Doutzen Kroes, help open the first Victoria91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Secret store in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 5, 2011. Three Victoria91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Secret stores in Canada are expected to close this year as parent company L Brands looks to improve on its financial performance. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

Three Victoria91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Secret stores in Canada are expected to close this year as parent company L Brands looks to improve on its financial performance.

A spokesperson for the U.S.-based lingerie brand91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s parent company declined to tell The Canadian Press which locations will be shuttered in Canada, but says they are part of a plan to slash 53 stores worldwide.

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The impending closures are far more than the 15 stores the brand closes on average every year.

L Brands91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s chief financial officer Stuart Burgdoerfer said in an earnings call Thursday that the impending closures were triggered by Victoria91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Secret 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵœnot meeting our expectations.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ

Burgdoerfer says the business made the decision by analyzing current and projected performance, sales, profits, cash flows and trade dynamics.

The closures come after a tough holiday period, where comparable and in-store sales slid at Victoria91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Secret and Pink stores.

The Canadian Press

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