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Turning Sexual Wellness Into a Contact Sport

The SoHo boutique, Contact Sports, is probably the first sex toy shop with a shrine to Wayne Gretzky, but it’s not alone in its pursuit of using vibrators and lube to lure shoppers into stores.
Contact Sports is a sex shop that subverts the typical indications of an adult store.
Contact Sports is a sex shop that subverts the typical indications of an adult store. (Contact Sports)

On a cobblestone block in Soho, tucked between luxury boutiques, is a nondescript storefront that could be a new streetwear retailer, or house the latest contemporary brand.

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