What We Buy

Limited Brands buys in three (3) main areas:
  • Products or Components that are not for re–sale in store
  • Products that will be for re–sale in store
  • Services
Each area is narrowed into categories and sub-categories based on the Buyer.

Products/Components not for re–sale

Café Services/Supplies
  • Bottled Water
  • Bread and Baking
  • Chemicals/Cleaners
  • Chicken
  • Coffee and Beverages
  • Juice/Juices
  • Prime Vendor
  • Produce
Energy
  • Electricity – Columbus Home Office
  • Electricity – Stores
  • Gas – Columbus Home Office
  • Gas – Stores
  • Monitoring Systems
Facilities
  • Conveyors
  • Motor – Products
  • Uniforms
Garment Marketing
  • Merchandise Tickets (woven labels, printed tags, price tickets)
IT/Telecommunications
  • Other Hardware
  • PC Peripherals
  • Personal Computers
  • Printers
  • Software Licenses
  • Telecom equipment
Lab Supplies
Lighting
  • Electrical Supplies
  • Lamps
MRO
  • Asphalt/Concrete
  • Electrical Products
  • General Maintenance – Parts & labor
  • HVAC Parts – Columbus Home Office
  • HVAC Parts – Stores
  • Janitorial (sanitation products)
  • Material Handling
  • Paint – Columbus Home Office
  • Paint – Stores
  • Plumbing Parts – Columbus Home Office
  • Plumbing Parts – Stores
  • Roofing Supplies – Columbus Home Office
  • Roofing Supplies – Stores
Office Supplies
  • Computer Paper and Toner
  • Office Furniture
  • Office Supplies
Packaging/Corrugate
  • Consumer Packaging (boxes, shopping bags, ribbon, tissue)
  • Corrugate
  • Poly Bags
  • Product Packaging
  • Shipping Carton
  • Shipping Tickets/Labels
  • Tape
Paper
Promotional Items/Premiums
Reprographics
Safety and Security
  • Alarms and Alarm Systems
  • Electronic Article Surveillance Equipment
  • Fire Protection
  • Life Safety Products
  • Lock Parts – Stores
  • Staff Safety
Visual Merchandising Elements, Fixtures
  • Acrylic/Plastic/Styrene
  • Fabric visual
  • Glass
  • Hangers
  • Mannequins/Forms
  • Metal
  • Point of Purchase
  • Trim & Foliage
  • Wood

Re–Sale

Accessories
Apparel
  • Lingerie
  • Knit Clothing
  • Denim
  • Dresses
  • Innerwear
  • Jackets
  • Dress Pants
  • Casual Pants
  • Outerwear
  • Shoes
  • Swimwear
  • Skirts
  • Woven
Personal Care – Finished Goods
  • Candles
  • Fragrances/Creams/Lotions
  • Color Cosmetics
  • Soft Goods
  • Hardline
Personal Care – Finished Goods Components
  • Bottles
  • Caps
  • Glass
  • Pumps
  • Tubes
  • Plastic
  • Oils
  • Labels

Service

Benefits/Insurance/Payroll
  • Associate Insurance
  • Benefits
  • Outplacement
  • Relocation
  • Temporary Housing
Café Services/Supplies
  • Fountain Beverages
  • Linens
  • Vending
Consulting
  • Architecture (Retail Store Development)
  • Building Engineering
  • Business and corporate management
  • Construction Management (Retail Stores)
  • Energy
  • Engineering (Retail Store Development)
  • Human Resources
  • Information technology
  • Logistics
  • Mailroom Management
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Organizational Development/Structure
  • Strategic Planning
  • Supplier Diversity
  • Tax/Finance
  • Training/Seminar/Education
Energy
  • Consulting
  • Electricity – Columbus Home Office
  • Electricity – Stores
  • Gas – Columbus Home Office
  • Gas – Stores
Facilities
  • Conveyors
  • Equipment Rental
  • Grounds keeping
  • Motor – Services
  • Snow Removal
  • Vehicle Maintenance
  • General Maintenance
Fleet Management
Flight Department (air fleet management/supplies)
Ground Transportation
  • Ground Transportation
  • Parking Garage
Human Resource
  • Recruiting Services
IT/Telecommunications (not staffing)
  • Calling Cards
  • Conferencing
  • Hardware Maintenance – Contractual
  • Hardware Maintenance – Time and Material
  • ISDN – Stores
  • ISDN/ Home Lines
  • Local telephone
  • Long Distance telephone
  • Paging Services
  • Persistent Connection – Stores
  • POS Contractual Maintenance
  • Software maintenance
  • WAN Services
  • Wireless Services
Lab Services
Legal
Logistics
  • Customs Broker
  • Delivery Agent
  • International Air
  • International Ocean
  • Quality Assurance – Factory Level
  • Small Parcel Freight
  • Truckload/LTL
Marketing Services
  • Artist/Graphic Designer
  • CRM Services
  • Digital Asset Management
  • Hair & Makeup
  • Internet Marketing Development
  • Marketing Consulting
  • Models
  • Photographer
  • PR Consulting
  • Props and Sets
  • Stylist
Media/Advertising
  • TV
  • Print
  • Ad Agency
  • Outdoor
Meetings & Events
  • Audio – Visual/Video Production
  • Meetings & Events Production
  • Trade Show Service Provider
MRO
  • Asphalt/Concrete
  • Electrical Services
  • Floor Care
  • General Maintenance – Parts & labor
  • Housekeeping/Janitorial Services – Columbus Home Office
  • Housekeeping/Janitorial Services – Stores
  • HVAC Service – Columbus Home Office
  • HVAC Service – Stores
  • Paint – Columbus Home Office
  • Paint – Stores
  • Plumbing Services – Columbus Home Office
  • Plumbing Services – Stores
  • Roofing Services –Columbus Home Office
  • Roofing Services – Stores
Physical Inventory Services
  • Business Cards/Stationary/Envelopes
  • Digital Print
  • Direct Mail
  • Large Format Offset
  • Point of Sale 40"
  • PrePress
  • Silk Screen Large Format
Print
Real Estate Services
Risk Management
  • Aviation
  • Crime and Fidelity
  • Directors and Officers
  • Intellectual Property
  • Product Recall
  • Professional Services Broker
  • Property and Cargo
  • Workers Comp/General Liability
Safety and Security
  • Armored Car Services
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Life Safety Services
  • Lock Services – Stores
  • Locksmith
  • Security Guards
  • Special Services
Staffing
  • Staffing – IT
  • Staffing – other
Storage (general storage, no logistics)
Store Design and Construction
  • Architecture (Retail Store Development)
  • Construction Management (Retail Stores)
  • Engineering (Retail Store Development)
  • Fixtures, General Purchasing – Retail Store Development
  • General Contractor – Retail
Subscriptions
Warehouse/Storage/Distribution
  • Contract Filler
  • Contract Packaging
  • Pick and Pack
  • Value Add Storage
  • Warehousing/Storage/Distribution
  • Kitting/Assembly
Waste Management
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Recycling – Columbus Home Office
  • Trash Hauling – Columbus Home Office
  • Trash Hauling – Stores
  • Water and Sewer
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