eBay searches for air cons quadruple in the UK as heatwave intensifies

Daikin Industries

19/07/2022 15:13

By Richa Naidu
    LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - Searches for air conditioning
units and fans have quadrupled and tripled respectively in
Britain over the last week, eBay Inc told Reuters on Tuesday, as
the country recorded its highest ever temperature of 40C (104F).
    Europe is suffering an intense heatwave, scorching fields
and damaging airport runways. 
    Sales of electric fans, hoses, air conditioning units and
sprinklers are soaring, retailers including Amazon.com  AMZN.O 
and Sainsbury's  SBRY.L  told Reuters on Monday.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2YZ1EW
    On eBay.com, there were three searches every minute last
week for "air con unit" on the ecommerce platform, up 415% from
the week prior, a spokesperson said. Britons searched for "fans"
four times every minute, up 333% in the same period.
    Top air con brands being searched include Delonghi, Daikin
and Electriq, the spokesperson said, adding that many shoppers
were buying units second-hand and refurbished.


 (Reporting by Richa Naidu, editing by Ed Osmond)
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