Bastien Duclaux and Cédric Anès created Twenga in 2006 after they realised that only a tiny fraction of today’s hundreds of thousands of online shops could be found through traditional search engines and directories. Consumers were missing out on great products and great deals and shops were missing out on customers. Twenga solves this problem.
Pencil cases up by 333%, chalkboards by 292% and school backpacks by 262%
New York – August 9, 2010 – As expected, visits for back-to-school supplies are booming on Twenga, (http://www.twenga.com) the next-generation shopping search engine, with a 154% average increase over the last 30 days. For a stress-free start, parents are shopping online: pencil cases are up by 333%, followed by chalkboards up by 292%, school backpacks up 262%, protractors up 204% and school bags up 200%.
From early childhood to college, the school backpack remains a star item and here are September 2010’s trends:
Most looked for criteria are clearly depending on styles, as “trendy” and “vintage” backpacks are the most popular. For the youngest students, Disney’s characters are as ever popular with Toy Story backpacks for boys and Tinkerbell backpacks for girls.
The Top 5 brands Twenga users are searching for are Ed Hardy, Miquelrius, Dakine, Volcom and Samsonite.
Back to School supplies Percentage increase in visitors in a month
Pencil case 333%
Chalkboard 292%
School backpack 262%
Protractor 204%
School bag 200%
Rank Top 5 School backpack criteria
1 Style: Trendy
2 Style: Vintage
3 Character: Toy Story
4 Character: Tinkerbell
5 Character: Cinderella
Rank Top 5 School backpack brands
1 Ed Hardy
2 Miquelrius
3 Dakine
4 Volcom
5 Samsonite
Visits from July 3 to August 2 2010, compared with the previous month.
Tags: back to school, Online Shopping, Price Comparison, School Supplies, Shopping Search Engine, Twenga