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Liberty, as a department store, has always had a special place in the hearts of Londoners. They love its quirkiness, the fact that it isn’t like anywhere else. This is partly due to its eccentric architecture - I can’t imagine any architect, charged with providing a blueprint for a department store,
coming up with what is the Liberty of today, (slightly more user-friendly), let alone the Liberty of yesteryear. But mostly its appeal is due to the individual personality of its founder - Arthur Lasenby Liberty.
It has been no secret that, in recent years, Liberty has had a tough time. One owner after another, each with different ideas, none of whom stayed around long enough to implement a focused plan. There