Twenga: Desk Searches Up 138%: Brits Prepare For Flexible Working In 2011

LONDON, ENGLAND, January 23, 2011 (Press-News.org) Twenga, the most comprehensive search engine, has found that Brits are preparing their homes for the expected rise in remote working in 2011 : searches for desks increased by 138%, computer desks increased by 130% and for writing desks by 122%.

As Britain moves closer to superfast broadband for all, Twenga has observed a corresponding rise in searches for home office products: Brits have also been checking the best prices for filing cabinets, up 151%, and office chairs, up 46%. The remote office may not be a paperless office, however, as searches for shelf cubes have also risen, by 163%.

*Visits first two weeks of 2011 compared with last two weeks of 2010.

About Twenga
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.

Website: http://www.twenga.co.uk/
Blog: http://www.twengablog.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/twenga_uk/

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