Perhaps the Ottoman Empire is set to rise again in 2013.
Not the Ottoman Empire fronted by Rageh Omaar on the BBC’s recent series but perhaps the sales of Ottomans ? (settees or sofas).
Not the Ottoman Empire fronted by Rageh Omaar on the BBC’s recent series but perhaps the sales of Ottomans ? (settees or sofas).
Customers are moving to more comfortable furniture to make their purchases. Apparently consumers are abandoning their chair and PC set up to the comfort of their sofa/ottoman/settee/couch.
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| Part of the HSBC poster campaign that greets visitors to UK in Gatwick North Terminal |
Apparently the word 'sofa' is from Turkish derived from the Arabic word
suffa for 'carpet' or 'divan', originating in the Aramaic word sippa for 'mat'.
The word settee comes
from the Old English word, 'setl', which was used to describe long benches with
high backs and arms, but is now generally used to describe an upholstered seat.
The latest figures from the British Retail Consortium in
collaboration with Google searches for desktop computers were down by 10% in
the last quarter compared to the previous year.
More customers are turning to the web to browse from the comfort of their settee.
Source :BRITISH RETAIL CONSORTIUM
Source :BRITISH RETAIL CONSORTIUM
Total on line retail searches up 12%
Tablet searches up 100%
Smart phone searches 58%
On line sales up 13.4% in September
Searches for Overseas companies up
33%
Overseas consumers search for UK
retailers up 23%
Apple has launch its new Tablet offerings World
tablet sales are predicted to explode this year with shipments increasing by
over 40 %. Tesco have their new new tablet offering called the Hudl
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The Ottomans: BBC Series with Rageh Omaar
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