Ann Summers

The History Of Ann Summers

Ann Summers is a retailer with over 140 high street stores across the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and Spain. The retailer is renowned for breaking the mould on the high street, and has become the leading specialist in sex toys, lingerie, cosmetics and latterly swimwear in an innovatively female friendly environment.

The very first Ann Summers shop opened in 1970 in Marble Arch, London, and since then the retailer has grown considerably whilst morphing into its current form. Of course, with all things digital at the forefront of consumerism, Anne Summers now also sells products online via its website www.annsummers.co.uk.

During one of its particular periods of growth, Ann Summers acquired Knickerbox. Whilst Ann Summers is famed for its sexual products, purchasing the Knickerbox brand was an interesting move because that particular brand emphasises more comfortable and feminine underwear.

At its helm currently is leading businesswoman Jacqueline Gold, chief executive. Jacqueline is renowned for managing the company, which is run by women, for women. Cutting her teeth with the business from an early age, she joined Ann Summers, her fathers company, at 21. During her ascent in the business, Jacqueline changed the business' focus to enable women to feel comfortable shopping for lingerie in Ann Summers stores.

Ann Summers is now a multi-channel retailer with gross annual sales turnover of over £150 million, and its 7,000 party planners hold over 4,000 parties every week! One of its most popular products is the Rampant Rabbit, a vibrator exclusive to the chain, selling over 2 million units per year.

Brands

Ann Summers offer several brands in their stores and online shop including the following:

• Ann Summers
• Body Wand
• Bathmate
• Ceramix
• Doc Johnson
• Fleshlight
• Fun Factory
• G Vibe
• Icicles
• Jimmy Jane
• Key by Jopen
• Lelo
• Liberator
• Male Edge
• Metal Works
• Nexus
• Pipe Dream
• Pure Aluminium
• Rampant Rabbit
• Rocks Off
• Tenga
• Vac U Lock
• Ver Spanken
• We Vibe

Departments

Both in-store and online offer various departments including:

• Adult DVDs
• Bondage
• Christmas
• Clearance
• Clothing
• Collections
• Deals under £10
• Deals under £20
• Deals under £30
• Erotic
• Fancy Dress
• Gifts
• Gifts for Men
• Gifts for Women
• Greeting Cards
• Hosiery
• Lingerie
• Nightwear
• Offers
• Party Lingerie
• Perfume & Candles
• Rampant Rabbit
• Sex Essentials
• Sex Toys

Opening Times

Please check the Ann Summers website for store opening times, which differ from store to store, with some stores opening at later times such as retail parks or late night shopping centres. However, generally the stores (particularly high street stores) are open at the following times:Monday - Saturday - 09:00-17:30Sunday - 10:00 - 17:00

Delivery Information

All Ann Summers orders are packaged and billed discreetly.

Their standard delivery service sees orders posted via Royal Mail, and normally costs £2.50, but is free for customers spending £35 and more. With this service customers can expect to receive orders within 5 working days. First Class delivery normally costs £3.50 via Royal Mail and customers can expect to receive orders within 3 working days.

Ann Summers also offers a Click & Collect‚Ǩ® service, which is free and offers its customers a practical alternative to receiving their orders by post. Tracked delivery, Saturday deliveries and International delivery options are also available. Please check the Ann Summers website for the latest information and charges.

Returns Policy

All orders have a free-post form enclosed. In order for customers to return their order they need to fill the form in and also double check the Ann Summers website as there are a few exceptions to their returns policy.

Customers can choose to return relevant products to their local Ann Summers store or warehouse within 30 days of receipt for a refund or to exchange for a different size or colour. For hygiene and security reasons, some items are not able to be returned without valid reasons. Customers should contact their customer service team for more information if they have any queries. All items need to be in their original unopened packaging with labels and tags intact. Ann Summers inspects all goods, which are returned to them.

Security & Reviews

Ann Summers accept various methods of payment including MasterCard, Visa, Maestro, American Express, Visa Delta and PayPal. Visa Electron and Laser cards are not currently accepted by this retailer.

You can be assured that shopping at Ann Summers is safe and secure. The retailer uses internationally recognised systems in order to protect its customer's details. Customer privacy is key and Ann Summers never release the personal details of its customers to any outside company for mailing or marketing purposes.

In the process of asking for information from customers, Ann Summers complies fully with Data Protection and consumer legislation. This means the retailer treats the personal information of its customers as fully confidential.

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