Texsox Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 A walmart top 10 health item WAL-MART SEX OIL SALES SKYROCKET Thu Oct 13 2005 11:41:23 ET K-Y Product Lines Heat Up in Middle America That sex sells comes as no surprise. That it's now selling quite nicely at Wal-Mart Stores -- the naughty-magazine-yanking retail nanny -- may come as a shock, AD AGE reports. Suddenly at the forefront of taking sex aids mainstream, conservative marketer Johnson & Johnson almost overnight has doubled sales of its once-sleepy K-Y brand for the second time in four years thanks to the blockbuster summer rollout of a new line of massage oils. And nowhere has that success been greater than at Wal-Mart, where K-Y Touch Massage oils have hit the list of top 10 new health and beauty products of 2005, according to J&J VP-Personal Care Marketing Jim Peterson. J&J has found warming lubricants sell well not only for Valentine's Day but also around Memorial Day and Fourth of July. "We dubbed these sex holidays," Mr. Peterson said. "And we try to line up all our promotional efforts around them." Developing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonxctf Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 gotta love a store that refuses to sell Maxim Magazine or CD's with "graphic" lyrics in them but finds it ok to sell guns and ammo at their stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Honda Civic Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 ^ Post beat me to the punch. Can't sell a Cheryl Crow album. Gotta put a sleeve on that Cosmo and move it to the back of the store. Guns are in aisle 3 next the confederate flags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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