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Barbara Oaff. "Wage slaves: Ann Summers party organisers | Money | The Guardian". Money.guardian.co.uk . Retrieved 20 January 2016. Willis, Ian (15 May 2007). "It's the last of the Summers line". Hartlepool Mail . Retrieved 19 May 2010. Ann Summers pulls Squeal Deal after M&S threats". 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014 . Retrieved 9 February 2014.
DB Consulting : Ann Summers" (PDF). Dbconsulting.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014 . Retrieved 20 January 2016. 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. 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] 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.
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The company was named after Annice Summers, the female secretary of the male founder, Michael Caborn-Waterfield.
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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 a b Oaff, Barbara (3 September 2003). "Ann Summers Party Organisers". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 29 December 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] Ann Summers Store Finder". Archived from the original on 25 December 2010 . Retrieved 29 December 2010. Ann Summers Catalogue pdf" (PDF). Ann Summers. 24 December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011 . Retrieved 29 December 2010.