Les Wexner: 'Now is the right time to pass the reins' of retail empire

Les Wexner summarized 60 years at the helm of one of the nation's largest and most prolific retail empires in a 1,300-word email sent to employees Thursday morning. He made no mention of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and the negative press they brought, nor did he discuss news reports highlighting an alleged "culture of misogyny" at Victoria's Secret. His only mention of that brand's recent financial struggles was to say that "the past few years have been challenging." Instead he opted to focus on…