Originally Posted by
mc12345678
This is normal in responsive design. That said, one of the things that was incorporated in Anne's original design (pre 1.5.5) was to allow side columns to be displayed, though the left would be above the main content and right would appear below the main content.
There are both admin and catalog side things to add/modify to support this operation.
There is also a plugin that supports display of side boxes in the center/main area. I forget at the moment what it is called, but I think it has the word centerbox in it.
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