Southern Europeans splash out on air-con as heatwave drags on

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Some stores say sales of air-conditioners have as much as doubled compared to last year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MADRID/MILAN - As southern Europe battles extreme heat with no end in sight, people have rushed out to buy fans and even invest in air-conditioning to keep cool.

Italian consumer electronics retailer Unieuro, which has more than 500 shops across the country, said sales of air-conditioning products doubled in the week to July 21 compared to the same week last year. The surge in electricity prices last year may have deterred people from investing in fixed air conditioning units, but renewed heatwaves this summer are driving consumers to consider installing them, according to OCU, a consumer organisation in Spain.

 

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