retail Archives - Mike South The institute for the advance study of insensitivity and pornography Mon, 10 Jul 2023 13:42:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://i0.wp.com/mikesouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 retail Archives - Mike South 32 32 1788040 UK Market Chain Forced to Change Name of Porn Star Martini by Watchdog Group https://mikesouth.com/retail/uk-market-chain-forced-to-change-name-of-porn-star-martini-by-watchdog-group-49944/ https://mikesouth.com/retail/uk-market-chain-forced-to-change-name-of-porn-star-martini-by-watchdog-group-49944/#comments Wed, 28 Aug 2019 15:51:29 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=49944 ‘Marks & Sparks’ caves as alcohol watchdog upholds complaint that name breaches code linking alcohol to sexual activity — because heaven knows, in the real world alcohol consumption has nothing whatsoever to do with sexual activity. Whither “Sex on the Beach”? No sex please, we’re British!  UK retailer Marks & Spencer has been ordered to […]

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Amazon UK Shoppers Find ‘Dad is F@cking My Girlfriend’ DVD in ‘Dad’s Gifts’ Section https://mikesouth.com/retail/amazon-uk-shoppers-find-dad-is-fcking-my-girlfriend-dvd-in-dads-gifts-section-30978/ https://mikesouth.com/retail/amazon-uk-shoppers-find-dad-is-fcking-my-girlfriend-dvd-in-dads-gifts-section-30978/#respond Tue, 27 Nov 2018 00:07:42 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=30978 Shoppers browsing the website for Christmas presents on Amazon were shocked when they stumbled on the sex DVD, called “Dad is Fucking My Girlfriend” in the Dad’s Gifts section. The £16.95 DVD appears next to an advert which reads “New Release only on Amazon” and is listed alongside dozens of other adult movies with similar […]

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RealBotix’s A.I.-packing male sex robot cuddles, speaks and cracks jokes https://mikesouth.com/tech-news/henry-the-male-sex-robot-speaks-and-cracks-jokes-25505/ https://mikesouth.com/tech-news/henry-the-male-sex-robot-speaks-and-cracks-jokes-25505/#respond Mon, 21 May 2018 11:40:28 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=25505 RealBotix announced that prospective love interests can interact with their Henry via an app, which will prompt him to recite poetry or whisper sweet nothings. Sexbot creators RealBotix are hoping to stimulate the female market with its latest offering – a 5’11” male sex robot called Henry who promises not only ‘superhuman’ sexual performance but […]

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Bankrupt toy-store chain Toys ‘R’ Us to sell off Sex-Toys-R-Us, KinkyToysRUs domains https://mikesouth.com/mainstream/bankrupt-toy-store-chain-to-sell-off-25158/ https://mikesouth.com/mainstream/bankrupt-toy-store-chain-to-sell-off-25158/#respond Tue, 15 May 2018 18:40:20 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=25158 In June, Toys ‘R’ Us is putting its famous mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe, on the auction block. Also up for sale: sex-toys-r-us.com. The adult-oriented domain name is one of hundreds of website addresses that the bankrupt toy-store chain is looking to find a buyer for as it winds down its business and shutters 735 U.S. […]

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Pornhub introduces porn star socks for feet . . . and hands https://mikesouth.com/porn-stars/24886-24886/ https://mikesouth.com/porn-stars/24886-24886/#comments Fri, 11 May 2018 18:01:18 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=24886 Adult mega-site Pornhub takes good care of its users, and has now extended its satisfaction-based offerings with a new line of socks. Wondering why socks? Well, not all socks are meant for the feet, especially the ones from Pornhub. The brand new ‘limited edition’ collection from Pornhub Apparel has a suitable tagline. It says they […]

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Authoritarian feminist bullying up, adult commerce down: Sex shop and strip club licenses in England fall by third – This is a DOUBLE MUST READ! https://mikesouth.com/retail/authoritarian-feminist-bullying-up-adult-commerce-down-sex-shop-and-strip-club-licenses-in-england-fall-by-third-22440/ https://mikesouth.com/retail/authoritarian-feminist-bullying-up-adult-commerce-down-sex-shop-and-strip-club-licenses-in-england-fall-by-third-22440/#respond Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:49:32 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=22440 As Sex and Censorship’s Jerry Barnett has noted, “sex is an early warning signal for liberty.”   Responses to a Freedom of Information request show sex establishment licenses issued by councils dropped from 386 in 2013 to 256 in 2018. A rise in internet pornography and changes in social attitudes are blamed. One sex shop […]

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E-commerce, free online porn send German sex shop chain Beate Uhse into bankruptcy https://mikesouth.com/retail/e-commerce-free-online-porn-send-german-sex-shop-chain-beate-uhse-bankruptcy-19914/ https://mikesouth.com/retail/e-commerce-free-online-porn-send-german-sex-shop-chain-beate-uhse-bankruptcy-19914/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2017 05:01:58 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=19914 Germany’s pioneering sex shop chain Beate Uhse said Friday that it has filed for insolvency, falling victim to the rise of erotic e-commerce and internet porn piracy. “The Management Board of Beate Uhse AG has decided to take this step because in the advanced negotiations with a group of investors on a financing transaction recently, […]

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Pornhub opens pop-up fashion shop in NYC’s SoHo https://mikesouth.com/retail/pornhub-opens-pop-fashion-shop-nycs-soho-19335/ https://mikesouth.com/retail/pornhub-opens-pop-fashion-shop-nycs-soho-19335/#respond Fri, 24 Nov 2017 21:27:36 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=19335 The SoHo boutique is “more of a brand store and a fashion store than a sex shop,” said VP Corey Price of the Wooster St, store which opened on Black Friday.   New York, NY — Like much of SoHo, Wooster Street boasts an array of fashionable names such as Chanel, Céline, Ted Baker and […]

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Why BlockBuster Is Bankrupt https://mikesouth.com/reader-mail/why-blockbuster-is-bankrupt-4173/ https://mikesouth.com/reader-mail/why-blockbuster-is-bankrupt-4173/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:29:22 +0000 http://www.mikesouth.com/?p=4173 EmporerEJ Writes on Oprano.com forum Since I was in the video business before, and now after, what will be Blockbuster, I know something about this. I was in the “video store” business from 1985-1994 with 4 retail stores in central PA. These were multi-thousand title stores, (A lot for then) with a “back room.”  But […]

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We Are Now On Kindle https://mikesouth.com/mike-souths-life/we-are-now-on-kindle-2838/ https://mikesouth.com/mike-souths-life/we-are-now-on-kindle-2838/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:52:20 +0000 http://www.mikesouth.com/mike-souths-life/we-are-now-on-kindle-2838/ You may have noticed a few changes to the site…that was in an effort to get the blog approved by amazon for use with the Kindle reader. Well they approved us and we are the first and only adult industry blog so far to be approved. I am proud of this fact, I am also […]

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