Read more personal lubricant stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22889/personal-lubricant.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 19:25:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59668/in-recession-sales-of-sex-toys-boom.htmlMatt Cantor<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=211241&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331223619' border='0' />The recession is good news for at least one retail segment: Sales of so-called sexual enhancement devices are through the roof, Advertising Age reports. Lubricant sales jumped 32% in the first quarter, and sales of “marital aids” sold in food, drug, and mass-market stores have soared 74%. “When the economy...Lubricants and "sexual-enhancement devices" are selling well in the recession.http://www.newser.com/story/59668/in-recession-sales-of-sex-toys-boom.htmlThu, 21 May 2009 08:20:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19056/sex-aids-shelf-space-sales-grow.htmlMatt Cantor<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=74158&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401021837' border='0' />Be careful letting your kids wander in Wal-Mart—the retail giant and other mainstream stores are devoting more shelf space to sex aids, Newsweek reports, and they aren’t hiding it. Lubricants, oils and even vibrators are increasingly appearing next to contraceptives and pregnancy tests. “Even the more conservative retailers have...Sex aids are increasingly available at mainstream retailers.http://www.newser.com/story/19056/sex-aids-shelf-space-sales-grow.htmlFri, 15 Feb 2008 14:25:00 CST