‘Very slowly, then all at once’: how David Jones collapsed - podcast
Once the gleaming crown jewel of Australian retail, David Jones has collapsed into administration, leaving thousands of workers and unpaid suppliers in limbo. How did the 188-year-old business that tried to be…
Once the gleaming crown jewel of Australian retail, David Jones has collapsed into administration, leaving thousands of workers and unpaid suppliers in limbo.
How did the 188-year-old business that tried to be everywhere end up losing its identity entirely?
Guardian Australia’s business editor, Jonathan Barrett , joins Reged Ahmad to unpack what went wrong
David Jones was months behind in payments to some small Australian brands before going into administration, suppliers say
David Jones wrongly believed it could be exclusive and everywhere. Can the 188-year-old institution keep the lights on for Christmas?
Like many others, 87-year-old Janet came to ‘say goodbye’ to the Australian institution that is David Jones
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