British multinational retailer Ann Summers specialises in lingerie and sex toys, famed for revolutionising sex in UK retail and paving the way for other sex toy retailers such as Lovehoney and Harmony. Retail Week provides news, features, analysis and opinion about Ann Summers and other specialist retailers.
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