by KeithKielbasa on August 9, 2010
TEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Castle Megastore Group, Inc. has been awarded AVN’s Outstanding Retail Chain of the Year. “O” Awards were announced Saturday, August 7th at the AVN Show and Conference in Hollywood, Fla.
“We are honored to receive this year’s award for Outstanding Retail Chain of the Year. We strive to continuously improve our organization and are pleased that organizations like AVN recognize the efforts and growth of Castle Megastore,” says Mark A. Franks, president and CEO of Castle Megastore Group, Inc. “We would like to thank our customers for the years of support and the AVN team for their work in moving our industry forward. We would also like to express our congratulations to all of this year’s winners.”
The 2nd annual “O” Awards recognize outstanding companies that are raising the bar in the novelty and pleasure products industry, including design, innovation, marketing, distribution, and retailing.
Additional winners include Adam & Eve for Lifetime Achievement, Je Joue for Overall Product Design for Women, The Stockroom for Outstanding Boutique, Lelo for Outstanding Packaging, and Digital Playground for Outstanding Powered Product.
Castle Megastore Group, Inc., based in Tempe, Ariz., is AVN’s 2010 Outstanding Retail Chain of the Year award winner, XBIZ 2009 Retailer of the Year, and nominated for StorErotica 2010 Store Chain of the Year. Castle Megastore is a leading adult retailer with 17 stores operating in Arizona, Alaska, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington. By providing excellent customer service and a wide array of product choices, Castle Megastore is the market leader in the adult industry in each of its operating markets. Castle Megastore’s mission is to lead the adult entertainment industry through exceptional service, revolutionary promotions and great product selections all while redefining romance, intimacy and sex.
by Keith Kielbasa on January 11, 2010
Congratulations to all of this years Winners!
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By Bob Johnson
Monday, Jan 11, 2010
LAS VEGAS — It always causes a stir, even in Sin City.
But this year’s AVN Awards Show had the normally jaded local cabdrivers commenting on how adult has jazzed up the town again — at least for a few days as the stars and fans came out to party with porn.
Befitting its trendy venue in the Palm’s Pearl Theater, this year’s show opened with near-naked acrobats climbing and gyrating on ceiling high red drapery to the crushing hip hop beat of Baby Bash’s tune “Out-of-Control.” Comedy from Dave Attell helped set the mood for the audience with his description of himself as a greeter at the Olive Garden and remarking on the irony of how he entertained U.S. troops despite his “looking like one of the enemy.”
Industry favorites, standard Ron Jeremy jibes and accolades, a behind-the-scenes video and a Belladonna dance troupe rounded out the show hosted this year by Wicked picture’s Kirsten Price and Digital Playground starlet Kayden Kross. Fans brought their upbeat vibe from the streets with shout-outs to the hosts and other stars creating the feeling that despite a down economy, adult is coming back strong.
The crossover success of Sasha Grey and the continued interest in big-budget features from both producers and consumers added to the optimistic sense in 2010.
“Obviously, people want to watch adult films,” Grey said. “It’s accepted, but it’s so easy to trash and villify. It’s come a long way, but we have an opportunity to bring it even further, and then even further than that 10 years from now.”
For now, the success of parody movies like “Not the Cosbys XXX” and “The Sex Files: A Dark XXX Parody” continued to be hot properties along with the lavish, big-budget blockbusters like Adam & Eve’s doomsday feature “The 8th Day” that brought home seven awards, along with “Deviance” and Wicked Picture’s “2040.”
The surprises this year included a number of tied categories and the versatile dominance of star Tori Black who scored awards in a number of various categories.
Here is a list of award winners:
Best Oral Sex Scene
Sasha Grey, Throat: A Cautionary Tale, Vivid Entertainment Group
Best Group Sex Scene
2040, Wicked Pictures; Jessica Drake, Kirsten Price, Alektra Blue, Mikayla Mendez, Kaylani Lei, Tory Lane, Jayden Jaymes, Kayla Carrera, Randy Spears, Brad Armstrong, Rocco Reed, Marcus London, Mick Blue and T.J. Cummings
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