Event · 📍 Australia · first report 05 Nov 2026, 00:59 UTC · latest 05 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC
Australia's oldest department store David Jones folds after 188 years
4 sources 3 independent
Corroboration: at least 3 independent newsrooms. How we count
Evidence profile
- Independent origins: 3 from 4 reports
- Official source: none
- Measurements: no monitoring networks for this kind of event
- Contradictions: none detected
Timeline
- 05 Nov 2026, 00:59 UTC First report: BBC News
- 05 Nov 2026, 02:48 UTC New independent origin: agency Reuters
- 05 Nov 2026, 02:48 UTC First report from South Africa (Daily Maverick)
- 05 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC First report from Uganda (Nile Post)
- 05 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC New independent origin: The Guardian
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United Kingdom / global (2)
- BBC News 05 Nov 2026, 00:59 UTC
Australia's oldest department store David Jones folds after 188 years
The brand's 38 physical stores and online site will continue to operate while receivers review its operations. - The Guardian 05 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC
David Jones wrongly believed it could be exclusive and everywhere. Can the 188-year-old institution keep the lights on for Christmas?
The arbiter of Australian taste abandoned prestige to chase profits through expansion. Now 6,000 staff across 38 stores fear job cuts as ‘difficult decisions’ loom Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast I cut past the glow of the Louis Vuitton displays and …
South Africa (1)
- Daily Maverick 05 Nov 2026, 02:48 UTC
Australia’s 188-year-old retailer David Jones enters administration, faces sale
SYDNEY, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australia's 188-year-old department store chain, David Jones, was placed into voluntary administration on Thursday, as rising costs, sluggish retail sales and supply chain pressures weighed on its business.
Uganda (1)
- Nile Post 05 Nov 2026, 06:00 UTC
Australia's oldest department store David Jones folds after 188 years
Videos from broadcasters
- David Jones enters voluntary administration | ABC NEWS · ABC News (Australia)
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