mp3 vinyl tshirts merchandise

hi there,

am very new here, looking at zen cart and oscommerce. :lamo:
1stly what i want to do is to customise my shop so it will not look like a template, these 2 urls give an idea of what i want to achieve:

http://www.dmcobbinah.co.uk/proposedproductlistayout1.jpg - product listing, very minimal without any or not so much info in the side columns (if there are any)

http://www.dmcobbinah.co.uk/proposedshoplayout1.jpg - detailed area where you view the item, i would like the user to be able to view more than one picture of the item they wish to buy

i would like a shop whereby both mp3 files for downloads and merchandise for shipping can be sold. can this happen? do i need 2 separate shops? one for downloads and one for shipping products? it seems i do with oscommerce.

thank you for any help you are able to give in this area.

do i need 2 separate shops? one for downloads and one for shipping products?
NO, not in zencart
Layouts..both your examples are possible.. demo of zencart latest
install at http://(sorry, site offline)/135/
Top Right Hand box.. template switcher shows current free templates
available from downloads link at top of this page
HTH
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i would also like to customise (delete alot of while keeping certain pieces of info in) the left and right columns, having the center column minimal. is this possible to do?

i would also like to customise (delete alot of while keeping certain pieces of info in) the left and right columns, having the center column minimal. is this possible to do?
YES..
Visit http://www.opensourcecms.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=300
Possible to access demo/admin via url above
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