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