Buying air conditioners online becomes a fun task
By Meng Jing | China Daily | Updated: 2016-07-04 08:45
May onwards, as summer temperatures soared in China, so has the number of searches for "air conditioner" on online marketplaces such as Tmall.com, Taobao.com, Suning.com and JD.com.
Industry observers foresee a 40 percent year-on-year surge in online sales of air conditioners in 2016. This is despite overall sales shrinking since last year.
Statistics from the Beijing-based market research firm China Market Monitor Co Ltd showed that the online sales of air conditioners in China are expected to reach 18.9 billion yuan ($2.87 billion) this year, up 36 percent.
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