Busiest day for online shopping

The UK is set for its busiest internet shopping day of the year, with a forecast of £320m to be spent online. The internet trade body IMRG says the UK's Christmas online retail sales could reach £13.6bn.

Martin Peterlechner, of Ivobank, said this highlighted the extent to which internet shopping had "become ingrained in our everyday lives".

More employees are also more likely to be doing their shopping while still at their desks.

Forecasts suggest about 5.2 million people will be doing online Christmas shopping at work this year.

The research, by polling organisation GfK NOP, said 1 in 10 online shoppers were also planning to have their online Christmas shopping delivered to work.

Mr Peterlechner, head of commercial development at Ivobank, said this showed many companies were becoming more accommodating to employees' needs.

Some 29 million people are expected to use the internet to buy Christmas presents this year.

Source: BBC