Rundle Mall David Jones last store standing
Half of all David Jones stores will close by the end of the year, including two in SA, impacting thousands of jobs.
Half of all David Jones stores will close by the end of the year, including South Australia’s Marion and West Lakes stores, leaving Rundle Mall the only remaining site in the state.
Today, following a meeting with suppliers and staff, receivers FTI Consulting announced they will close 19 of David Jones’ 38 stores across Australia and New Zealand.
A full list of the affected stores can be found below, with receivers saying staff will be consulted over the next seven days, with thousands of jobs expected to be lost.
David Jones is Australia’s oldest department store and currently employs around 6000 staff. The receivers did not specify the exact number of roles that will be affected, with estimates of up to 3000 roles being affected.
The closures include the two stores in South Australia, seven stores in NSW, three stores in Victoria, two stores in Queensland, three stores in Western Australia, one store in the ACT and one store in New Zealand.
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No date was given for the closure, with receivers saying they anticipate the 19 stores will cease trading by the end of the year.
The news comes ahead of the National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant this weekend, which marks the annual opening of the famour David Jones Magic Cave in its Rundle Mall store.
Half of the retailer’s physical footprint will be reduced after the Christmas trading period. Photo: TND
“David Jones staff have been informed today, with the consultation period continuing over the next seven days,” receivers Christopher Hill, David McGrath and Joanne Dunn said.
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“The Receivers recognise the restructure will have a material impact on many individual members of the David Jones team and commit to treating all employees with fairness and respect throughout the process.
“Whilst the impacts are highly regrettable, the Receivers believe the steps are unavoidable if David Jones is to continue as a viable business and these measures will help give David Jones the best chance for a sustainable future.
“As part of this restructure, the Receivers have commenced an immediate consultation process for all staff associated with 19 stores that have been identified for closure.
“For the immediate term these stores will continue trading and while there is no final date for the closures, we anticipate they will cease trading by the end of the year.”
It’s estimated thousands of David Jones’ staff will be axed in the restructure.
Full list of David Jones stores to close
- Carousel, WA
- Garden City, WA
- Glen Waverley, VIC
- Green Hills, NSW
- Hay Street Mall, WA
- Highpoint, VIC
- Hornsby, NSW
- Macarthur Square, NSW
- Macquarie Centre, NSW
- Malvern Central, VIC
- Marion, SA
- Newmarket, NZ
- Parramatta, NSW
- Robina Town Centre, QLD
- Sunshine Plaza, QLD
- Warringah Mall, NSW
- West Lakes, SA
- Woden, ACT
- Wollongong Central, NSW
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