Lovehoney

Lovehoney hits back as Google SafeSearch sees 250,000 of its customers unable to shop

Industry

10 Aug 2022

by Paul Skeldon

An estimated 250,000 consumers are being prevented from finding Lovehoney each month due to Google SafeSearch

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EDITORIAL YouTube, Instagram and Lovehoney: pioneers of the new ecommerce?

Editorial

21 Jul 2022

by Paul Skeldon

Instagram, YouTube and Lovehoney are silently ushering in a whole new way for consumers to shop – is this the birth of web 2.0?

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Lovehoney pops up on Decentraland, bringing shoppable sexual wellness to the metaverse

Metaverse

20 Jul 2022

by Paul Skeldon

Lovehoney has launched the World’s first metaverse sexual wellness space, with a pop up in virtual department store Decentraland

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Tesco becomes the first supermarket in the UK to stock Lovehoney sex toys

Growth 2000

22 Feb 2022

by Paul Skeldon

Sexual wellness – and Growth 2000 – company Lovehoney is launching six products in more than 250 Tesco stores nationwide, having agreed an exclusive brand partnership with...

Growth 2000 Lovehoney Tesco

Lovehoney says Google’s SafeSearch feature prevented more than 700,000 adults visiting its site ahead of Christmas

Selling

25 Jan 2022

by Chloe Rigby

The retailer says it has filed 600 complaints to the search company, which says its SafeSearch feature can be turned on or off at will...

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EDITORIAL Ikea on its new small format UK store – and Boohoo on its new ethical factory

Editorial

25 Jan 2022

by Chloe Rigby

In today’s InternetRetailing newsletter we’re reporting as Top500 retailers Ikea and Boohoo develop new ways of working

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Lovehoney turns on new platform to cater to 80% mobile traffic and editorially-led sales push

Mobile

3 Mar 2021

by Paul Skeldon

Lovehoney, the sexual wellbeing brand and online retailer, is going mobile-first as it sees 80% of its traffic coming from smartphones in the Covid...

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Lovehoney appoints new chief executive as founders step back

Strategy and Innovation

5 Aug 2019

by Chloe Rigby

Lovehoney has appointed a new chief executive as founders Richard Longhurst and Neal Slateford take a step back from the online sex toys business

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RETAILER VIEWPOINT What worked for us at Lovehoney: how to maximise profit in the face of unprecedented discounting

Strategy and Innovation

25 Jan 2019

by Richard Longhurst

Lovehoney co-founder Richard Longhurst sets out how the retailer, ranked Top250 in the IRUK Top500 and which has just reported a 22% rise in...

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EDITORIAL Balancing online and in-store sales

Editorial

25 Jan 2019

by Chloe Rigby

New BRC figures show just how far retailers have reduced their head counts over the last year - perhaps as more shoppers opt to buy online... We have advice from Lovehoney co-founder Richard Longhurst on how it avoids discounting in order to sell profitably. Our Predictions 2019 piece looks ahead...