Self-love toys and luxury lingerie: Data shows what UK online shoppers are buying during social distancing and a love lockdown

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• Online demand for self-love toys and lingerie skyrocketed in April during the lockdown period in the United Kingdom, according to a fortnightly report.
• Demand rose for both female and male sex toys, premium lingerie brands became 50% more popular and "lace teddies" were found to be best-sellers.
• Liverpool, Brighton, London and Birmingham were among the cities with highest demand in the UK whose residents were found to be looking for new ways to uplift their spirits during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Britain appears to be turning to self-love in the time of social distancing. 

In a span of three weeks between April 1 and April 22 during the lockdown in the UK, online consumer demand for sex toys jumped more than two-fold compared to the previous year.

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