Monday, October 11, 2010

Halloween costumes: Brits remain kids at heart; Adult Halloween costume...

London â?? British adults donâ??t think Halloween is just for kids. On Twenga, the next-generation shopping search engine, searches for adult Halloween fancy dress costumes rose 72% in the past 30 days*.

Traditional Halloween scary costumes such as ghosts, skeletons, witches and devils are also becoming less popular. British shoppers now see Halloween as an opportunity to show their creative and sexy sides: Cheerleader, geisha and Jessica Rabbit costumes are the most popular themes, along with Toy Story and James Bond characters.

TOP 5

Most popular fancy dress themes

Cheerleader

Geisha

Jessica Rabbit

African

Circus

TOP 5

Most popular fancy dress characters

Toy Story

James Bond

Alice in Wonderland

Mario Bros

Minnie Mouse

* Visits from September 3rd to October 3rd 2010, compared with the previous month.

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 home-grown 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, India and China displaying more than 280 million offerings from more than 130,000 online shops. Twengaâ??s sites receive more than 30 million visits per month. In January 2010, Twenga won the Red Herring 100 Global Award which recognizes the 100 most innovative companies in the world.


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