Jessops (England) and Virgin Megastore (France) just went bankrupt. Jessops is the major high street retailer for photography gear in England. Virgin Megastore is the number two general cultural gear (DVD's, disks and hifi and cameras) in France.

The reason is competition from Internet stores. Better watch out. People who go into the high street store to try out equipment then sneak off saying "I'll think about it" and order more cheaply on Internet soon won't have that option.