"Cyber Monday" in the East

ITV Anglia's Luke Farrington has visited the Argos Warehouse at Basildon in Essex, to see how staff there are coping with "Cyber Monday".

The busiest day of the year for internet shopping.

Click above to see Luke Farrington reporting from Basildon.

Distribution Centres across the east have taken on extra workers to cope with the demands of "Cyber Monday".

It's expected to be the busiest day of the year for online shopping. Both Amazon in Milton Keynes and Argos in Basildon have braced themselves for the busiest time of the year.

Click above to watch a report by ITV Anglia's Luke Farrington.

More people will shop today online than at any other time of the year. It's known as "Cyber Monday".

Cathrine Jansson-Boyd is a Consumer Psychologist from Anglia Ruskin University.

More people will shop online today than any other day in the year.

ITV News Anglia asked shoppers in Cambridge whether they do most of their Christmas shopping on the internet or the high street. Click above to see what they said.

Distribution centres in our region have hired in hundreds of extra staff members to cope with the demands of "Cyber Monday".

Argos, which has a distribution centre in Basildon, Essex, says the company will move hundreds of thousands of products today.

Robert Thomas is the General Manager at the Argos Warehouse in Basildon. Click above to see what he says about "Cyber Monday".

According to new figures from the Royal Mail, Colchester is the town that tops the charts for online shopping, as "Cyber Monday" continues.

The busiest day of the year for online shopping.

Royal Mail has revealed the top ten places where people choose to shop on the internet rather than the high street.

Also in the top ten in the east, are Norwich in 4th place, Chelmsford in 7th and Bedford in 10th place.

Nick Landon, Managing Director of Royal Mail Parcels, said. "Online shopping is now such a key part of the Christmas shopping experience....We encourage people to post their Christmas cards and order their presents online early, to help us spread the workload during the busy festive period."

The latest recommended posting dates for UK Christmas delivery are:

First Class - Friday 20th December

Second Class - Wednesday 18th December

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Distribution centres across East Anglia are ready for what is expected to be the busiest online shopping day of the year.

Amazon, which has a distribution hub in Milton Keynes and Argos which has a distribution centre in Basildon, have hired in extra staff to cope with the demand.

"Cyber Monday" is expected to peak around 6pm tonight, as people start shopping after work.

Argos, has estimated there will be more than 3 million visits to its website and apps today, with as many as 4,700 visits per minute.