Britain a ‘nation of digital shopkeepers’

This story is particularly rewarding to see:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7b635f8-e200-11df-a064-00144feabdc0.html

“Britain has become a “nation of digital shopkeepers”, with the internet industry as a whole now the fifth-largest contributor to gross domestic product, according to a report.”

even if it was almost 15 year ago that I was involved in leading the charge:

http://www.microsoft.com/misc/features/features_eChristmas.htm

"This project was a chance for European businesses to roll up their sleeves and do something with electronic commerce, rather than just sit around and hypothesize," Horslen said. "These are pioneering days."