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7. What can consumers and businesses expect from the current Melbourne COVID-19 lockdown? AND A brief history of department store Liberty

Dr Louise Grimmer Episode 7

SHOPOLOGY Episode #7 What can consumers and businesses expect from the current Melbourne COVID-19 lockdown? AND A brief history of department store Liberty

On this week's show Louise is joined by retail expert and academic Dr Jason Pallant from Swinburne University of Technology

 

What we’ve learned about the likely impact of the latest lockdown in Melbourne’s retail sector

Louise is joined by Dr Jason Pallant from Swinburne University of Technology to talk about the impact on retailing as Melbourne moves back to Stage 3 restrictions. Reflecting on data from the previous lockdown shows how consumers and retailers responded last time, making some predictions possible about what might happen during the current lockdown in Melbourne.  

 

A Brief History of Department Stores
Part Two: Liberty of London

As part of our ongoing history of the department stores series, Louise presents a brief history and profile of some of her favourite stores. This week's store is Liberty of London.

Learn about the origins of the business and discover the history of this incredibly beautiful store in London.

To find out more, you can watch Louise's recent University of Tasmania public lecture Rise and Fall: A Brief History of the Department Store on You Tube.

All this plus the week's retail news headlines.

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