Inside the Amazon warehouse where staff rush to fulfil Black Friday sales as 86 orders are placed every SECOND
THIS is the 550,000 square feet Amazon warehouse where workers select and prepare products from delivery as orders are placed 86 times a SECOND.
Pictures of the huge distribution centre, in Peterborough, show staff racing to fulfil orders amongst miles of shelves packed with thousands of different products.
Over 1,000 workers are selecting and packaging products ahead of one of the biggest shopping days of the year, Black Friday, which falls on November 25.
Amazon sold more than 7.4 million items on Friday November 18 last year, and have recruited an extra 20,000 seasonal workers and 3.500 permanent staff members in a bid to keep up with demand this year.
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Bosses launched Amazon's Black Friday shopping bonanza 13 days early this year in a bid to meet demand.
The US shopping phenomenon, which sees prices slashed on hundreds of products in a massive sale, has become a UK tradition for shoppers who want to nab a deal in time for Christmas.
How to get the best Black Friday deals
DO YOUR RESEARCH: Read reviews of products online and then find the items on Amazon. For example, if you’re expecting a baby then you might be looking out for baby bouncers or sterilising set.
BOOKMARK: Click on “save for later” on items that you want today and you’ll be able to instantly see if it goes on sale once the 12 days of Black Friday starts.
GET FOLLOWING: Follow Amazon on Twitter and Facebook and sign up to its deals newsletter to get the latest on any offers
The online shopping website is expecting 2016 to be its busiest Christmas ever, and is offering double number of deals offered last year with products up to 80 per cent off.
There are also thousands of Lightning Deals available, which offer discounted products in limited quantities for a short time.
Doug Gurr, Amazon's UK country manager, said: "In response to positive customer feedback for Black Friday deals, we are introducing The Black Friday Sale - 12 days of fantastic deals on must-have gifts and products, saving our customers millions of pounds.
"We're also thrilled to have over a thousand small businesses featuring in our Black Friday Sale, broadening the selection for our customers and enabling those businesses to boost their sales in the run up to Christmas."
Last week Amazon was accused by some drivers working illegal hours without toilet breaks in a BBC investigation.
Some drivers from an agency which delivers parcels for Amazon admitted to breaking speeding limits to keep up with their 200 parcels per day and others were paid less than minimum wage for their work.
Amazon denied the allegations and said that it expected delivery drivers from independent companies that it uses to be paid £12 per hour “before bonuses, incentives and fuel reimbursements”.
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