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      Ann Summers tycoon Jacqueline Gold dies

      Chief executive of lingerie and sex toy chain transformed brand into a multimillion-pound retail empire

    • Friday, 4 December, 2020
      Ann Summers launches insolvency process to cut rents

      Sex toy and lingerie retailer fights to survive hit from pandemic

    • Friday, 27 May, 2016
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