<P> Bath & Body Works was founded in 1990 in New Albany, Ohio . The company's first store opened in a Cambridge, Massachusetts mall in September 1990 . In 1997, a secondary brand called Bath & Body Works at Home was launched . The division has since been renamed White Barn Candle Company . </P> <P> Bath & Body Works launched both a seasonal catalog and a website in 2006 . In November 2006, the company launched its first television commercial advertisement . Net sales as of January 28, 2006 were $2.3 billion, significantly higher than all other L Brands companies other than Victoria's Secret . </P> <P> In July 2008, the company announced that it was opening six locations in Canada . With the company acquiring Canadian - based La Senza, they felt it was the opportunity to move into a growing Canadian market, with The Body Shop being its main competition . </P> <P> Bath & Body Works operates more than 1,600 stores . In October 2010, it opened its first stores outside of North America in Kuwait, by the franchise giant M.H. Alshaya . </P>

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