David Jones to close half its stores triggering mass job losses under ‘urgent restructure’
Verified: 6 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 11.
Australia’s oldest department store collapsed into voluntary administration last week after years of steep losses David Jones is set to shutter half its department store network, triggering mass job losses under a sweeping restructure, receivers FTI Consulting said on Wednesday. David Jones employs more than 6,000 staff across 38 stores.
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same David Jones store-closure restructure as Report 1, with no conflicting facts.
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