The complete package: Black Friday and Christmas logistics

© Perla V Sanchez

Black Friday: the best time of year to buy an electric toothbrush, and as we sit safely at home buying heavily discounted stuff, couriers come under increasing pressure to deliver in a timely, efficient manner. Between now and Christmas, billions of pounds in the UK alone are expected to spent, providing those couriers with roughly a quarter of a billion packages to deliver. To see what that means in practice (aside from the sort of aisle pandemonium in the photo above), check ...