UK retailers say air fryers, slippers, electric blankets booming in sales as energy crisis hits homes | Business Insider

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Sales of certain household products have soared in the UK as the energy crisis takes its toll. They include air fryers, heated electric blankets, mattress protectors, and hot water bottles.

On top of this, the weather has become especially cold since snow hit the UK last week.Met OfficeConsumers are trying to find ways to keep the bills down while the government, led by UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, grapples with the energy crisis.This has resulted in random items surging in popularity, such as air fryers.

Lakeland, a British kitchenware chain, told Insider sales of its heated textiles, including heated throws, were up 800% year-on-year.Chalffy/Getty ImagesLakeland has always sold heated mattress protectors and throws, but this was the most demand it has ever seen, a spokesperson said. They partly attributed the demand to people trying to find savings during the cost-of-living crisis.

 

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