Talk:Pure Romance
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Contradiction/Confusion
editThey appears to be contradictory – or least, confusing – info about the history of the company’s name and acquisition of other companies. As it stands, it says the company was founded as Slumber Parties, changed its name to Pure Romance, and then later acquired Slumber Parties.
After flagging the section, I noticed that the two Slumber Parties were based in different states. So I’d guess that they were unrelated prior to the acquisition. But given the high degree of similarity overall (same names, same types of products, both mlms) a brief clarification would be helpful. (Technically I’m just guessing, so I’ll leave it for someone who knows the actual facts.)
Full disclosure, I’ve been scatterbrained all day. On a good day I might have needed a second look, but not a third or fourth! X-D
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Pure Romance is a sexual wellness company that sells adult products including sex toys [1] Patty Brisben, a former pediatrician's assistant, founded the company Slumber Parties in Loveland, Ohio 1993.[4] Her business used contract salespeople to sell sex toys, lotions, and massage oils through at-home parties.[6] In 2000, the company had six full-time employees and had annual sales of less than $2 million.[6] Brisben's son, Chris Cicchinelli, joined the company in 2000 and encouraged his mother to expand beyond local sales into markets such as St. Louis, Missouri.[6][7] By 2003 the company had $30 million in sales, 3,500 consultants, and was active in 46 US states and the US Virgin Islands.[6][8] The company was renamed Pure Romance in 2003.[6] In 2011, Pure Romance expanded into South Africa and Australia.[8] In 2012, Cicchinelli took over the position of President and CEO while Brisben remained chair of the company. At this time, the company reported having $100 million in annual sales, building on the popularity of the recently published erotic romance novel 50 Shades of Grey. [9][4]. In 2014, Pure Romance purchased Slumber Parties, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, based company that sold similar products. [12] In 2016, the company purchased Passion Parties, another competing company with a similar product line, expanding the company into the Canadian market.[12] Over 5 million women attend a Pure Romance party every year. [2] The company reported $282 million in sales in 2021 and has more than 30,000 consultants. [3] Pure Romance has Consultants in the US, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. In April 2023, Pure Romance removed the multilevel marketing, or MLM, aspect of its business and adopted a more omnichannel approach.[4] Eliminate sections on "criticism" and "see also"
Pure Romance is now an omnichannel business References
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— Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.137.218.247 (talk) 10:08, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
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