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Apple Leads Top Shopping Searches on Getprice in 2011

Comparison shopping website, Getprice has today announced its most popular search terms and categories on its website in 2011.

The data shows that 2011 was all about technology for shoppers, with digital cameras and mobile phones dominating as the top two most searched categories across the entire year.

Apple products topped the list of Getprice's most searched terms, with the iPhone being the most popular search term through January to July.

Online The Winner This Year with Christmas Shopping

With Christmas only two weeks away, expect Aussies to jump online to source the best deals on Christmas presents.

According to the latest survey of more than 1,800 shoppers by Australia’s largest comparison shopping network, Getprice, battling for parking spots at shopping centres and navigating through big crowds are turning people away from Christmas shopping in-store.

Instead, the survey saw a huge demand for online shopping.

Getprice Releases October Online Shopping Index

Identifies key consumer online shopping trends

The release of the iPhone 4S showed a renewed interest in Apple products as searches for Apple products surged in October according to the Getprice Online Shopping Index for October.

Apple products held the top six most searched for items on Getprice with the iPhone 4S the third most searched for term. Three months ago, Apple products held the top two most searched items on Getprice.

Other key trends identified in the index include:

New Shopping App Makes Bargain Hunting Easier

Getprice relaunches iPhone application

Australia’s leading comparison shopping site, Getprice, today announced the relaunch of its iPhone application giving users the power to source the best prices on a product prior to purchasing.

Getprice Appoints Head of Sales

General manager of Getprice, Matt Rigney, today announced the appointment of Tom Hyde as the company’s head of sales.

Mr Hyde joins Getprice from Ciao UK, Microsoft’s comparison shopping site in the UK, where he was head of e-commerce.

As head of sales, Mr Hyde is responsible for driving Getprice’s retailer acquisition strategy and overseeing the management of Getprice’s retailer accounts.

Getprice Releases 2011 Shopping Report

Comparison sites selected as most useful when it comes to shopping and researching online

 Consumers look beyond price in purchasing decision process and want a complete ‘package’

Retailers lacking in social media, website and mobile capabilities

Getprice today released its 2011 Shopping report that identifies the online shopping habits and behaviours of over 3000 consumers who visit its site.

It found:

Getprice to give away 12 of the most searched for items this Christmas

Launches 12 days of Christmas social media campaign

Comparison shopping site, Getprice, has announced that it was giving away 12 of the most searched for items on its site this festive season. These items are:

'Tis the season for long queues and parking jams

Getprice releases Christmas shopping survey results

Waiting in long queues and battling for parking spots have been cited equally as the most frustrating thing about Christmas present shopping according to a survey by comparison shopping site Getprice.

These were closely followed by large crowds, trying to decide what to give people and desired items running out of stock.

The survey also found:

News.com.au Technology Relaunches with Getprice Integration

Comparison shopping site, Getprice has extended its reach into one of Australia’s leading technology websites, news.com.au Technology as part of the site’s re-launch today. Getprice is now integrated in the new news.com.au Technology section in the following ways:

Getprice Hits Retailer Milestone

Commercial director of Getprice, Matt Rigney, today announced that the comparison shopping site has reached a retail milestone and now lists 1000 retailers – an achievement no other Australian retail shopping site has accomplished.

Mr Rigney said: “Australian retailers are fast realising that the e-commerce market is booming and want their products in front of consumers online. That they are choosing to do this with Getprice is even better.”