David Jones to change hands on a high

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.

  • byMillie Muroi

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DJs boss says customers are still spending but uncertainty is ahead

DJs boss says customers are still spending but uncertainty is ahead

The upmarket retailer’s chief executive says there has been strong foot traffic in the department store at Christmas and beyond,despite clouds brewing on the horizon.

  • byEmma Koehn
Go easy on the spoons
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Go easy on the spoons

On the tools in the wrong singlet.

No other store like David Jones:How an Aussie retail icon became a Christmas bargain

No other store like David Jones:How an Aussie retail icon became a Christmas bargain

The new DJs could be sleeker,slimmer and more successful - but experts warn it’s a challenging path to glory for the department store’s new owners.

  • byEmma Koehn
Country Road to stay put after David Jones changes hands

Country Road to stay put after David Jones changes hands

The South African retailer that sold David Jones to private equity firm Anchorage Capital is keen to hold on to Country Road Group and its stable of fashion brands.

  • byEmma Koehn
‘Storied history’:David Jones gets new owners just in time for Christmas
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‘Storied history’:David Jones gets new owners just in time for Christmas

Private equity firm Anchorage Capital partners has confirmed it has snapped up David Jones and says it will back its CEO.

  • byEmma Koehn
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Brand power:Why private equity is circling DJs

Brand power:Why private equity is circling DJs

David Jones looks set to be sold for $1.9 billion less than it was bought for eight years ago. So how much is the brand of this iconic store worth,and what could its new owners do with it?

  • byEmma Koehn
‘Peak pooch’:Why Woolworths spent half a billion dollars in pet market

‘Peak pooch’:Why Woolworths spent half a billion dollars in pet market

It’s the week when,in terms of valuation,department store decline intersected with the high life for pets.

  • byElizabeth Knight
David Jones could be sold by Christmas

David Jones could be sold by Christmas

Speculation is swirling that the famed department store is on the cusp of being sold to private equity.

  • byEmma Koehn
Amex targeted over David Jones credit card mistaken for loyalty card

Amex targeted over David Jones credit card mistaken for loyalty card

The corporate regulator is taking legal action against American Express for the way it distributed a David Jones credit card which many customers mistook for a loyalty card.

  • byAnna Patty
Christmas sales deal? Making sense of the DJs takeover rumours

Christmas sales deal? Making sense of the DJs takeover rumours

Speculation is growing that the department store’s owner is looking to make a deal - and it comes at a time of surprising strength for the sector.

  • byEmma Koehn