Percy will remember the days when the coming of big shopping malls would kill Hallensteins and Glassons as .... death to the High St they said and Hallensteins would not be able to adapt.
Survived world wars, depressions and recessions. high inflation. low inflation. the times when T shirts imported from Fiji were less than a buck and all the other things that have happened.
They 'listen' to the market and concentrate/focus on certain segments - like now we don't really want to sell what Moosie and his mates like but heck there are more people in Palmerston North than Moosie.
They be around for many years I reckon ..... and making heaps of money for many years