Sex and the city: branding, gender and the commodification of sex consumption in contemporary retailing

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Sex and the city: branding, gender and the commodification of sex consumption in contemporary retailing

This paper explores the changing spatiality of the sex retail industry in England and Wales, from highly regulated male orientated sex shops, pushed to the legislative margins of the city and social respectability, towards the emergence of unregulated female orientated ‘erotic boutiques’ located vis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Martin, Amber, Crewe, Louise
Format:	Article
Published:	SAGE Publications 2016
Subjects:	Consumption; Retailing; Sex shop; Brands; The city; Space; Gender
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33964/

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