Ann Summers

Ann Summers Ltd
Company typePrivate Ltd
IndustryRetail
Founded1970, London
FounderMichael Caborn-Waterfield
HeadquartersWhyteleafe, Surrey, UK
Number of locations
80 high street stores
Area served
United Kingdom
Ireland
Channel Islands
Key people
Maria Hollins (CEO)[1]
Vanessa Gold (Chair)
ProductsClothing
Sex toys
Revenue£109.96 million (2018)[2]
Websitewww.annsummers.com
Ann Summers store in Huddersfield
Ann Summers store in London
Ann Summers store in Hull

Ann Summers is a British multinational retailer company specialising in sex toys and lingerie, with 80 high street stores in the UK, Ireland, and the Channel Islands.[3] In 2000, Ann Summers acquired the Knickerbox brand,[4] a label with an emphasis on more comfortable and feminine underwear, while the Ann Summers-labelled products tend to be more erotic in style. The chain had an annual turnover of £117.3 million in 2007–2008.

  1. ^ "About us - History of Ann Summers".
  2. ^ "Turnover of Ann Summers worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2018". Statista. January 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Ann Summers Store Finder". Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Ann Summers to buy Knickerbox". BBC News. 3 April 2000. Retrieved 19 May 2010.

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