Victoria's Secret testing new locations, new look for stores

Victoria’s Secret is looking in spaces beyond traditional malls for its new stores. The Columbus-based retailer, which is set to leave L Brands Inc. and become a standalone business next month, shared its upcoming plans during a virtual investor day earlier this week. One of those initiatives involves exploring new real estate opportunities it hadn’t looked at in the past, including outlet malls and some off-mall sites. It’s dabbled in both before, but leadership sees new potential in the…