Products are separated into various categories, with best-sellers offered as suggestions, as well as breakdowns into toys for women, men and couples.ī-This site is associated with the Sinclair Intimacy Institute, a source of information on sexual relationships since 1991. They’re every manufacturer’s dream-ideal advocates for getting your products in the hands of grateful consumers.ĪdultEMart-An online adult superstore that retails pleasure products in addition to DVDs and Blu-ray discs, VOD and more, AdultEMart’s sex-toy menus have their own branch under the URL. They’re also pushing education, self-understanding and enlightenment. These “retail therapists” believe their ultimate goal is more than just pushing product. As we researched the various businesses suggested as candidates for AVN’s first listing of the adult industry’s top 50 retailers, we were struck by a common thread: the willingness to be active partners in their customers’ quest for sexual satisfaction.īelow you’ll find information on 50 of our favorite retailers: 15 online-only retailers, 15 single-store retailers, 10 small chains and 10 large ones. Many of the men and women in the top tier of adult retailers seem to see their chosen vocation in that light. But we here at AVN would argue that certain purchases-particularly those that enhance our sex lives and our intimate relationships-are so basic to our wellbeing that they might indeed be considered a form of therapy.
It’s a phrase that’s usually spoken with tongue firmly in cheek.