Henri Bendel opened his first ladies hat shop in Greenwich Village, New York, in 1895. The brown and white striped boxes that are a store signature were first used in 1907. Henri Bendel was the first store to offer Coco Chanel designs in the U.S. in 1913.
The company was sold to L.Designs in 1985. L.Designs is also the parent company of Bath and Body Works, as well as Victoria’s Secret. Today, the company has 29 locations across America. While the company still offers ladies hats, jewelry, and handbags, they no longer offer clothing.
Several accountants working for Henri Bendels were recently charged with embezzeling more than $170,000 because they were unhappy with their employee performance reviews. The parent company, L.Brands, had $1.7 billion in sales in 2014.
Henri Bendel
Henri Bendel opened his first ladies hat shop in Greenwich Village, New York, in 1895. The brown and white striped boxes that are a store signature were first used in 1907. Henri Bendel was the first store to offer Coco Chanel designs in the U.S. in 1913.
The company was sold to L.Designs in 1985. L.Designs is also the parent company of Bath and Body Works, as well as Victoria’s Secret. Today, the company has 29 locations across America. While the company still offers ladies hats, jewelry, and handbags, they no longer offer clothing.
Several accountants working for Henri Bendels were recently charged with embezzeling more than $170,000 because they were unhappy with their employee performance reviews. The parent company, L.Brands, had $1.7 billion in sales in 2014.
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