New adult store proposed for Coffs Harbour CBD
‘It will be classy - not a dark and dingy set up like some of the shops I’ve been into.’
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“It will be classy - not a dark and dingy set up like some of the shops I’ve been into.”
This is Charles Archer’s vision for a new adult store proposed for Coffs Harbour at 2c Park Avenue across from Woolworths.
It will be known as the La Boudoir Adult Store.
“It’s something we all do at the end of the day and it’s one of the oldest industries. There will be adult toys, gags and gimmicks, that kind of thing.”
His development application for the ‘restricted premises’ is with Coffs Harbour City Council and is on public exhibition from now until April 12.
Mr Archer expects some people - “ones of the older generation” - might have a problem with it.
“But the younger generation are a lot more in touch and it’s all private. You won’t be exposed to the product until you walk in the doors.”
Mr Archer grew up in Coffs Harbour and like many other locals he is keen to see the CBD revitalised and says new businesses like his are part of the solution.
The NSW Government recently released the 20-year Coffs Harbour Regional City Action Plan. It recognises that the city centre is critical to Coffs Harbour’s success as a regional city.
The sale of sex toys has boomed during the pandemic and, if approved, the La Boudoir Adult Store will not be the first of its kind in Coffs Harbour.
At the Flirt Adult Store in Little St, sex toy sales have skyrocketed.
While the pandemic has been a catalyst for much of the boom, the growth in the sex toy industry is reflective of a renewed openness about sexuality.
As taboos around sexuality continue to be broken down, so too does the myth of adult stores themselves, with most being light-years away from the caricature-image of a dingy store in a back alley filled only with porn and fake penises.
The proliferation of products designed by women has contributed to the growth of the industry which is now worth an estimated US $26 billion worldwide, and that was before the pandemic.
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