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Sonny Baker, Hamish and Camilla McCombe at the unveiling of the Myer Christmas windows on Friday.

Brick by Lego brick, Myer brings Christmas cheer to its windows

It’s a Lego takeover of the Myer Christmas windows which this year feature Christmas scenes made from thousands of Lego bricks. 

  • Cara Waters

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A MY Edition Beauty Box for gold-tier members.

Battle Loyale: Why Myer and David Jones’ old rivalry has a new edge

Customer loyalty is the new frontier as Australia’s two biggest department store chains fight for shoppers.

  • Jessica Yun
David Jones, where 1960s society ladies would buy gloves or perfume and perhaps head upstairs for lunch

Myer and DJs elicit fond memories. Will they do the same for Gen Z?

With online shopping and specialist boutique rivals wooing customers away from their long-adored floors, retailers are trying new moves to keep the flame alive.

  • Stephanie Wood
Myer executive chair Olivia Wirth.

‘We’ve only just reset’: Myer’s appeal to youth flounders as profits sink

Customers and investors alike have punished Myer for its year of middling sales, higher costs and competition, and an ongoing robot warehouse bungle.

  • Jessica Yun

Solomon Lew makes St Kilda Road bargain-basement buy

Rich lister Solomon Lew, the biggest shareholder in department store Myer, has snapped up a cheap St Kilda Road office building, nabbing it for $90 million.

  • Nicole Lindsay
Gino Carrafa / Myer investigating D’Accord

‘It’s horrific’: Myer investigates mental health provider as counsellors claim unpaid fees

D’Accord OAS managing director dismissed counsellors trying to recoup their debts as he went on multiple lavish Mediterranean holidays.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
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Myer is at the beginning of a multi-year transformation journey, said CEO Olivia Wirth.

Nail bars, trendy brands: 125-year-old department store Myer promises major facelift

Former Qantas Loyalty boss Olivia Wirth, now at the helm of Myer, has lifted the curtain on how she plans to turn around the department chain’s trajectory.

  • Jessica Yun
Traders on Wall Street.

ASX treads water on Friday as Rio Tinto slides, banks advance

The Australian sharemarket has risen after a choppy session on Wall Street but there are worries coming out of the bond market about the US government’s debt.

  • Staff reporters
Clothing was trapped in a bungled Myer warehouse roll-out that has eaten a $xx out of Myer’s half-year profits.

Robot warehouse logistics bungle hits Myer sales, profits

Myer’s new automated warehouse, which has already been delayed two years, suffered implementation issues that continue to plague the department store.

  • Jessica Yun
The David Jones store on busy Bourke Street Mall is one of the longest continually operating retail spaces in Australia.

Landmark David Jones building in Bourke Street sells for $223m

The building has sold, but the iconic department store that occupies the Bourke Street Mall site isn’t leaving as it has an 18-year lease.

  • Simon Johanson

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