Okazii.ro: More online shopping for Romanians in May, due to sports events

Romanians are strongly influenced by the main sports events in May and they buy and search online, on Okazii.ro, sports products and equipment, mainly related to football and boxing.

According to Okazii.ro, in May, the transactions made in Football and Box categories, on Okazii.ro, registered increases of 98.20% and, respectively, 11.76%. Also, searches on different sport related terms increased by 100% to 148%.

The important sports events in May, such as Europa League Final in Bucharest, Champions League Final, the box match between Lucian Bute and Carl Froch, are influencing a lot the searches and acquisitions of sports products and equipment made by Romanians on Okazii.ro. This is not a surprise for anyone, because sports events are generating, everywhere in the world, an increased interest from supporters and not only for sports souvenirs, products and equipment

Costin Cadelcu

Marketing Manager Okazii.ro

Okazii.ro, launched in April 2000, is the biggest online commerce website in Romania, connecting millions of buyers and sellers every day. Okazii.ro has over 2.9M listed products in all categories and over 3.7M monthly visitors.