engine - 2:01 pm on Oct 12, 2006 (gmt 0)

Travel agents, mobile phone stores and banks may disappear from high street as consumers buy more products online and resort to shops only for clothes and accessories, a report said on Thursday. For holidays, MP3 players, bank loans and mobiles, the Internet is now the main driver for Britain's shopping habits, according to market researcher ACNielsen. But the report found at least 50 percent of consumers still prefer to browse shops for fashion, jewellery and watches.

Ecommerce UK: Online Shopping To Reshape High Street [today.reuters.co.uk]