We reached a milestone today at Shopsafe.co.uk when we added the 4000th shop to the site.

When we started Shopsafe in 1999 I don't think we would have thought that 10 years later there would be over 4000 safe shopping sites in the UK. It's a testament to the thriving e-commerce industry in this country, and the growing number of people shopping on the Internet.

With 4000 shops listed you can choose from household names, high street chains or speciality web only shops. We've checked them all!

I almost have to pinch myself writing this. Summer hasn't really started and yet today Hamleys have released their Christmas Toy predictions. I mean the kids haven't even broken up for their holidays yet!

Hamleys really is the king of the Toy Shops and so I feel compelled to sit up and listen when they speak - and they do have a cracking selection.

So if you really are against the sound of Jingle Bells in July (and who can blame you!) why not kick off your flip flops and get inspired for a birthday instead.

Here is my pick of their predictions:

• Dance With Me Teletubbies
• Dalek Voice Changer
• Leather Rubik Cube (its all about retro didn't you know)
• High School Musical Fashion Dolls
• Black and White Zebra
• Biscuit the Dog (thank goodness robots don't eat)
• Gnome Bowling

You heard it hear first - ho, ho, ho!

IMRG, the e-retail industry voice, have just published a major review of UK online shopping delivery.

Their report says that shopper satisfaction with home delivery has improved significantly to 81.1%. This is similar to our recent survey. Shopsafe.co.uk users were asked if they were satisfied with delivery and 8/10 of those surveyed were satisfied with delivery. That is a big increase on 3 years ago when the figure was just 6/10.

Our online shopping complaint resolution service has also seen a reduction in complaints about delivery. Probably for these reasons:

• Retailers have better websites
• Retailers are offering more choice about delivery times and dates
• Couriers are getting better

Its good to know that one of online shoppings traditional weaknesses is finally put to bed.