[DanBC]

> The brittish are naturally so onservative, if not outright reactionary, that the new buisness models haven't had the same impact yet.

Wut?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesco#Internet_retailing

> In May 1984, in Gateshead, England, the world's first recorded online home shopper, Mrs Jane Snowball, purchased groceries from her local Tesco store in the world's first recorded online shopping transaction from the home.[50] Tesco has operated on the internet since 1994 and was the first retailer in the world to offer a robust home shopping service in 1996. Tesco.com was formally launched in 2000. Grocery sales are available within delivery range of selected stores, goods being hand-picked within each store, in contrast to the warehouse model followed by Ocado.

> As of November 2006, Tesco was the only food retailer to make online shopping profitable.