Womyns'Ware Inc. is a women-owned Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

-based sex shop

Sex shop

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Founded in 1995, it was Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

's first women-oriented sex shop

Sex shop

A sex shop, erotic shop is a shop that sells products related to adult sexual or erotic entertainment, such as sex toys, lingerie, clothing, pornography, and other related products...

, featuring a clean, well-lit retail showroom and a notable absence of the kinds of exploitational merchandise that can make customers, particularly women, feel uncomfortable. Located at the north end of Vancouver's distinctive Commercial Drive, its slogan is "Celebration and Empowerment of Women's Sexuality".