David Jones
From the Queen’s menu to vintage Dior: Mementoes from a much-loved department store
David Jones donates 3000 pieces including Dior accessories to join Queen Elizabeth’s menu at the Powerhouse Museum.
- by Damien Woolnough
Latest
David Jones downsizes: Why department stores keep slashing floor space
Australia’s department store chains have been reducing floor space since 2017, but experts believe they’re not done yet as consumer habits evolve.
- by Jessica Yun
Opinion
Mark McInnes
Retail rainmaker Mark McInnes seals the deal with a different self-made billionaire
It is probably no accident that news about McInnes joining billionaire Brett Blundy’s retail empire coincided with a 3.5 per cent fall in Myer’s share price where his former boss, Solomon Lew, is a key shareholder.
- by Elizabeth Knight
‘Wear comfortable shoes’: Your Boxing Day sales survival guide
Shoppers will spend $1.25 billion on “unprecedented” deals as retailers look to clear and refresh stock, says the Australian Retailers Association.
- by William Ton
Kmart, Big W win the battle for bargain hunters in sales season
Gen Z shoppers weren’t tempted by Black Friday discounts at all, while others switched from department store luxuries to essentials at discount barns.
- by Rachel Clun
Analysis
Retail
Myer is reporting the best sales in 18 years. But can it thrive in a cost of living crisis?
The retail behemoth survived COVID-19 and bounced back to profit. As senior executives prepare to leave, the 123-year-old retailer faces its next challenge.
- by Emma Koehn
David Jones to axe up to 100 jobs as it reviews operations
The department store operator is removing the role of assistant sales manager as its new private equity owner, Anchorage Capital, looks to streamline operations.
- by Emma Koehn
Department stores take hit from national belt-tightening
Living costs are making trading conditions tough, but the boss of DJs hopes the consumer outlook will lighten.
- by Emma Koehn
Mother, daughter shoplifters amass Aladdin’s cave of stolen designer clothes
The duo stole more than $56,000 in luxury items from a David Jones store in the CBD, with the mother’s lawyer saying expensive clothing was her “choice of joy”.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Megan Gale and Kate Moss: Why fashion goes back to familiar faces
Nostalgia casting pays off for Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Catherine Deneuve and Megan Gale.
- by Damien Woolnough
David Jones to change hands on a high
The South-African owner of David Jones will hit the exit on a high this month after it turned the department store around but ahead of a softening in demand.
- by Millie Muroi
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