Longing for Liberty

Longing for Liberty

Isn't it odd that being away from something for a while can bring it into focus with greater clarity than when you see it every day.

Don't get me wrong, I'm really enjoying the whole retail experience here in Sydney, but I simply can't find anything that delivers the pure joy of an afternoon - or even a whole day spent in Liberty of London.

Australian Shoppers - Are you being served?

Here's another of my early posts from 2011. In contrast to the developments highlighted in my previous post, reading this again today, I'm not sure very much as changed...

September 2011

Australian Shoppers - Are you Being Served?

I don't want to be misleading, so I'd better say up front that the title is a reference to department stores rather than a post on customer service.

Actually it's a little more specific, in that the title conjures up memories of those traditional and somewhat fusty 'Grace Brothers' style department stores to which, in the UK, we have (in the main) long since waved goodbye.