Picture dated November 27th shows staff relaxing during a break as they prepare for Black Friday at the Amazon Peterborough fulfilment centre. Amazon is expecting this to be the busiest Christmas on record as their week of Black Friday sales culminates tomorrow (Fri). Staff at its fulfilment centres in the UK are working around the clock to fulfil millions of orders after the online shopping centre slashed prices on thousands of must-have products. Amazon has been offering Black Friday deals since last Friday, with thousands of ÒDeals of the DayÓ and ÒLightning DealsÓ available with produc
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Picture dated November 27th shows staff relaxing during a break as they prepare for Black Friday at the Amazon Peterborough fulfilment centre. Amazon is expecting this to be the busiest Christmas on record as their week of Black Friday sales culminates tomorrow (Fri). Staff at its fulfilment centres in the UK are working around the clock to fulfil millions of orders after the online shopping centre slashed prices on thousands of must-have products. Amazon has been offering Black Friday deals since last Friday, with thousands of ÒDeals of the DayÓ and ÒLightning DealsÓ available with products available at a discount, in limited quantities, for a short period of time. Deals are available on everything from the latest consumer electronics and Amazon devices, to trending toys and beauty, food and drink, fashion and home. There are also a wide selection of items on offer from handcrafted gifts to innovative new products from small businesses and artisans from Amazon Marketplace and Amazon Launchpad. Black Friday, which falls on Friday, November 29, has become a highly-anticipated date in the UK shopping calendar. It was introduced to the UK by Amazon in 2010. In 2018 customers purchased over two million items on Amazon, saving nearly £40 million on epic deals on the day alone. Some of the most popular sale items included Echo Dot (3rd Gen), Instant Pot Pressure Cooker, LEGO Marvel Avengers and Waterpik Professional Water Flosser. ÒWe know how important it is to help our customers save money where they can at this time of year, so weÕre excited to be launching our tenth Black Friday Sale to UK customers in the lead-up to the festive season, Ó said Doug Gurr, VP, UK Country Manager at Amazon.co.uk. ÒWith new deals announced every day across eight days, savvy shoppers will be able to discover great deals on a huge range of products and stock up on everything they need to make the most of their celebrations.Ó Amazon has invested £18 billion in the UK since 2010 in its U