Ann Summers has 'offensive' Halloween advert banned | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. 22 October 2010 . Retrieved 20 January 2016. Ann Summers pulls Squeal Deal after M&S threats". 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014 . Retrieved 9 February 2014.

The Ann Summers parties [10] include the presentation of sex toys and lingerie in the informal setting of someone's home, usually the home of one of the attendees. It can also involve the perusal of a catalogue, and often there are party games. [11] Controversy edit Due to the adult nature of the business, Ann Summers has frequently faced opposition, both legal and social. For example, in 2003, they won a legal battle to advertise for employees in job centres [12] and an ASA complaint was rejected. [13]

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Additionally, Ann Summers in Perth, Scotland, was forced to close after the local people complained about the store (mostly from parents embarrassed by questions raised by their children), which also led to other problems with the store. [18] Perth was originally the only UK town where an Ann Summers store failed to take off. [19] However, in May 2007 the Middleton Grange, Hartlepool store which opened in November 2005 was closed after less than two years of trading due to poor sales. [20]

Michael Vaughan, Beate Uhse (30 October 2002). "Sex war threat haunts UK High Streets". BBC News . Retrieved 19 May 2010. The latest news, sport, showbiz and comment from". the Sunday Mail. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 . Retrieved 19 May 2010. In 2010, Ann Summers' Halloween advertisement was banned by the Radio Advertising Clearance Centre, which decided the advertisement used "fairly overt sexual references in terms of sound effects." [26] The shops offer lingerie, underwear, cosmetics, swimwear and sex toys. The stores sell two million Rampant Rabbits, a kind of vibrator exclusive to Ann Summers, [ citation needed] per year. [8] Ann Summers parties edit Cozens, Claire (26 June 2002). "Queen is not amused by Ann Summers sex ad | Media | MediaGuardian". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 19 May 2010.

The latest news, sport, showbiz and comment from". the Sunday Mail. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007 . Retrieved 19 May 2010. Annice Summers was born Annice Goodwin in 1941, but later took her stepfather's surname. She left the company soon after it opened, following a row with Caborn-Waterfield. She went to live in Umbria, Italy, two hours from Rome, and died of cancer in October 2012. [4] DB Consulting : Ann Summers" (PDF). Dbconsulting.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014 . Retrieved 20 January 2016. Turnover of Ann Summers worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2018". Statista. January 2019 . Retrieved 28 December 2019.

Emma, Ann and a sex doll that upsets Muslims". London: News.independent.co.uk. 9 February 2006. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008 . Retrieved 19 May 2010. The first Ann Summers shop was opened in 1970 in Marble Arch, London, from which it grew to six shops.

a b Oaff, Barbara (3 September 2003). "Ann Summers Party Organisers". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 29 December 2010. Willis, Ian (15 May 2007). "It's the last of the Summers line". Hartlepool Mail . Retrieved 19 May 2010.