Birthday goodwill speaks volumes
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Birthday goodwill speaks volumes

While rugby league remains in the margins.

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From the Queen’s menu to vintage Dior:Mementoes from a much-loved department store

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.

  • byDamien Woolnough
David Jones downsizes:Why department stores keep slashing floor space

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.

  • byJessica Yun
Retail rainmaker Mark McInnes seals the deal with a different self-made billionaire

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.

  • byElizabeth Knight
‘Wear comfortable shoes’:Your Boxing Day sales survival guide

‘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.

  • byWilliam Ton
Kmart,Big W win the battle for bargain hunters in sales season

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.

  • byRachel Clun
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Myer is reporting the best sales in 18 years. But can it thrive in a cost of living crisis?
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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.

  • byEmma Koehn
David Jones to axe up to 100 jobs as it reviews operations

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.

  • byEmma Koehn
Department stores take hit from national belt-tightening

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.

  • byEmma Koehn
Mother,daughter shoplifters amass Aladdin’s cave of stolen designer clothes

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”.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Megan Gale and Kate Moss:Why fashion goes back to familiar faces

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.

  • byDamien Woolnough