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David Jones workers brace for job losses as closures loom

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Australia's oldest department store, David Jones, is facing financial trouble after 188 years of trading, with staff warned to prepare for job losses and store closures. Reports describe a decline that nostalgia cannot reverse, noting the brand once hosted Queen Elizabeth II and Dior. Commentators say the retailer has long been part of Australian life, from school formals to wedding registries, and its struggles are being read as the end of an era for the country's retail landscape.

Why now: News that an iconic 188-year-old Australian retailer may collapse and cut jobs has prompted widespread concern and reflection.

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Evidence

• David Jones misses 2026 accounts deadline; five loss-making stores in focus · AFR
• ‘Alarming’: David Jones workers brace for job losses as store closures loom · SMH.com.au
• Iconic Australian department store David Jones hosted Queen Elizabeth II and Dior – but nostalgia won’t save it · The Age
• David Jones held many rites of passage for Australians. Lately it feels like death by a thousand cuts | Glynis Traill-Nash · The Guardian
• Australia's oldest department store David Jones facing financial collapse after 188 years · 7NEWS

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