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Christmas shopping for the Great Kiwi Outdoors starts early

Friday 2 November 2012, 2:26PM

By PriceMe

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PriceMe has just released its latest figures for summer home and garden products that are being searched online in the run-up to Christmas, with some reassuring news for retailers.


It wouldn't be summer without firing up the BBQ with a few friends on the back patio or lawn, and it seems lots of shoppers are planning this Kiwi social ritual already with searches on PriceMe for BBQ's increasing 300% since July/August. The most searched-for BBQ brands are GoldAir, Masport and Buffalo. Countdown also plan on releasing a line of BBQ's in time for summer that will compete very favourably on price with other brands currently available.

If you've got your friends coming over for a BBQ, you'll need to have the lawn looking its best. You're not the only thinking this, as lawn mower-related searches on PriceMe increased 100% since July/August, with brands such as LawnMaster and Cobra being the most searched.
Other popular garden-related products that have seen a big jump in interest recently are garden shredders (up 35%) and outdoor furniture (up by 40%). These may not make ideal Christmas pressies for an active husband, but power tools (up by 10%) may put a smile on his dial over summer!

Methodology
Search activity in the last two weeks on PriceMe was  compared to the period July/August 2012, using Google Analytics as a measuring tool.

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