E-commerce and its booming stocks

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Richard Hallett, manager of the Marlborough UK Multi-Cap Growth fund, explores the companies which have been redefined by the internet

Exactly 25 years ago, the British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee shared an idea with colleagues for a way in which information stored on different computers could be shared. His low-key proposal marked the birth of the internet. What was originally conceived as a system to improve communication between scientists working in different universities and institutes around the world, has rapidly grown into an essential everyday tool used by billions of people. Investing in online The internet is reshaping and redefining industries. It is transforming the way we buy and sell everything, ...