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Consumer Demands for Safety Revolutionize Sex Toy Manufacturing

The toy materials debate remains one of the touchiest topics among pleasure product businesses and supporters. Sex educators, wellness organizations and sex toy bloggers aren’t giving up easily, and for good reason.

Colleen Godin ·
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Pleasure Products Designers Discuss Creative Inspiration

Abstract sculpture, IKEA chair, or curio art? None of the above. That MFA thesis display is probably just an aisle in your local sex shop. Toy design has rapidly improved to match tech advances and artistic trends.

Colleen Godin ·
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Sex Tech Experts Talk Teledildonics Boom

When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, he unknowingly gifted the future with technology’s most eccentric advance: Teledildonics. Pleasure and electronics have breached the limits of factory-standard vibrators and spawned an industry-wide race to keep up with mainstream tech.

Colleen Godin ·
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Retailers Discuss Growth of LGBT Marketplace

Retailers and distributors are finding the popularity of products for gay couples and gay males in general is increasing. From marketing to new items, the category is evolving.

Genie Davis ·

Fun Factory, Pleasure Chest Team for Discovery Tour

Fun Factory is partnering with retailer The Pleasure Chest for a night of aphrodisiac-inspired appetizers and paired wines, alongside interactive educational stations.

Pleasure Chest to Donate 10% of Jun. 19 Sales to Orlando GLBT Center

The Pleasure Chest has announced that in response to the anti-gay terrorist shooting in Orlando, Fla. over the weekend, it will be donating 10 percent of all sales on Sun., Jun. 19 to the Orlando GLBT Center.

The Pleasure Chest Hosts Tristan Taormino's Birthday Bash

Tristan Taormino hosted a wild, naughty and very fun birthday bash at the Pleasure Chest last night — and sex celebs showed up in droves to join in all the festivities.

The Pleasure Chest Signs On as SHE Education Sponsor

The Pleasure Chest has reclaimed its role as the official Education Sponsor of Sexual Health Expo, set for Sept. 24-25 in Brooklyn.

SHE NY: We-Vibe, Pleasure Chest Team to Educate Masses

The Sexual Health Expo is returning to New York, where pioneering sexual wellness brands We-Vibe and Pleasure Chest have joined forces to draw a record 5,000 attendees to the groundbreaking sexual wellness event set for Sept. 24-25 in Brooklyn.

Pleasure Chest to Host Fun Factory Discovery Tour

Fun Factory is teaming up with The Pleasure Chest for a night of curated treats and tips for Valentine’s Day.

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2016 Outlook: Adult Retailers Eye Coming Trends

With the New Year, it’s always a good time to look ahead at the retail picture for the coming year. So take out your crystal ball — or read on for insight into product categories and trends for the coming year.

Genie Davis ·

Elle Chase Curates Selection of Toys for The Pleasure Chest

Certified sex educator and sex and body image thought-leader Elle Chase has partnered with leading sex-positive retailer The Pleasure Chest to curate a special selection of sex toys and accessories.

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Execs of 2015: Retail Industry Businesswomen Discuss Top Business Drivers

XBIZ Premiere is pleased to present “Execs of 2015: The Year in Review.” Each of the executives we spoke to below has one thing in common — they are among the finalist nominees for the online industry edition of the 2016 XBIZ Exec Awards.

XBIZ Premiere ·
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Sex Ed: A Course For Retailers

To increase both sales and customer satisfaction, sex education can provide great benefits for both retailers and their clientele. At Hustler Hollywood in Hollywood, Calif., marketing manager Allison Johnston believes it’s extremely important to offer sex education to shoppers.

Genie Davis ·

The Pleasure Chest Hosting Live Taping of ‘Sex Out Loud’

The Pleasure Chest will present a special live holiday taping of Tristan Taormino’s “Sex Out Loud” podcast at its West Hollywood boutique on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 8 p.m.

The Pleasure Chest Hiring National Buying, Merchandising Manager

The Pleasure Chest is looking to fill the position of national buying and merchandising manager at its national office in Los Angeles by Jan. 1.

The Pleasure Chest to Host Tom of Finland Showcase

XR Brands and The Pleasure Chest have teamed with the Tom of Finland Foundation to host a special showcase dedicated to the historic erotic artist and the sex toy line launched in his honor.

The Pleasure Chest Returns as Sexual Health Expo Education Sponsor

The Pleasure Chest has signed on as the official sex education sponsor of the Sexual Health Expo, which returns to Los Angeles on Jan. 16-17 with a larger venue, the Hilton hotel in Universal City, Calif.

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Latex, Leather and PVC Fetish Attire Shows Diversity in 2015

The popularity of “Fifty Shades of Grey” — first the E.L. James novel of 2011, and in 2015, the film — has focused attention not only on BDSM activities, but on fetish attire as well. Fetish attire, which is worn by both people who are heavily into the BDSM scene as well as people who like the look of BDSM without actually engaging in BDSM activities, has become more and more mainstream.

Alex Henderson ·

The Pleasure Chest Teams With Rival Mi for Replica Dildo Event

New York Toy Collective on June 24 will hook up with The Pleasure Chest for an intimate one-day-only scanning event that lets guys immortalize their members.