Priape
Industry | sex shop |
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Founded | 1974 |
Founder | Robert Duchaîne and Claude Leblanc |
Priape (meaning
The company was founded in
In 2011, the store briefly became an international news story when Greg Davis, the then-mayor of Southaven, Mississippi, came out as gay after a forensic audit of his expense claims revealed that he had made a purchase at the store during a business trip to Toronto.[5]
The company also operated ManWear, which designed and sold
The company filed for bankruptcy protection on 27 June 2013.
References
- ^ a b "Restructuration et rationalisation en vue pour la chaîne de commerce de détail". Fugues, 25 July 2013.
- ^ Xtra!, 21 October 2013.
- Montreal Gazette, 3 August 2001.
- Montreal Gazette, 20 July 2002.
- ^ Kirsten Boyd Johnson, Mississippi Mayor Outed After Visiting Gay Sex Shop With City Credit Card. Wonkette, 16 December 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ Xtra!, 30 October 2013.