Brits get ready for their day in the sun

March 18, 2011 - PRLog -- London, 17th March 2011 - Twenga, the most comprehensive shopping search engine, reports a high rise in demand for spring garden products as Brits get ready to move outdoors and temperatures begin to rise.  
The star of the season appears to be the fire pit, which has seen an incredible 5 300% rise in searches over the last two months.  Shoppers are going for cast iron models most often, followed closely by stone. La Hacienda is the preferred brand for firepits, though GrillTech and Draper models are also popular.
With a 321% increase in searches, swing seats will be another spring favourite. These are for older and younger alike, with modest colours like black and beige attracting most attention.  Wood is the number one material and Globo the number one brand, followed by Suntime and Leisuregrow.
Garden furniture sets have seen a 294% increase in searches, with durable resin models outperforming classically popular wicker and rattan models. This demand for durability is reflected in searches for brands like Kettler and Royalcraft. White is the most popular colour, but with red and brown also in demand, styles can be unconventional if quality is assured.

*Searches from 15/1/11 – 15/3/11, compared with 16/11/10 – 14/01/11

Fire Pits
#   Colour   Material   Brand
1   Copper   Cast iron   La Hacienda
2   Black   Stone   GrillTech
3   Granite   Iron   Draper

Swing seats
#   Colour   Material   Brand
1   Black   Wood   Globo
2   Beige   Rattan   Suntime
3   Gold   Metal   Leisuregrow


Garden furniture sets
#   Colour   Material    Brand
1   White   Resin   Kettler
2   Red   Wicker   Royalcraft
3   Brown   Grattan   Acamp





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Twenga, the new-generation search engine enables millions of shoppers throughout the world to find what they want, at the best price, from the online shop of their choice. Thanks to its proprietary technology, Twenga automatically gathers offers from online retailers and displays them in one searchable interface. As a result, Twenga has the most comprehensive listing of online shops. Its search results are objective and not biased by commercial relationships.

Founded in 2006 by Bastien Duclaux and Cedric Anes, Twenga runs 15 sites, including the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Brazil, Russia, the United States, Australia and India displaying 280 million offerings from more than 130,000 online shops. Twenga’s sites receive 40 million visits per month. In 2010, Twenga won the Red Herring 100 Global Award, Company of the Future Award for the Parisian area, the Young Technology Leader Award and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Company of the Future Category.

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Twenga, the new-generation search engine enables millions of shoppers throughout the world to find what they want, at the best price, from the online shop of their choice.