David Jones, Australia’s oldest department store, enters voluntary administration

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Covered by 4 outlets. No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.

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David Jones, Australia’s oldest department store chain, has entered voluntary administration, with administrators appointed on Thursday, according to the Guardian. The 188-year-old retailer’s 38 physical stores and online sites are set to keep trading while receivers review the business, the BBC reports. Talks between its owner, Anchorage Capital Partners, and its main landlord, Scentre Group, which owns Westfield, ended without agreement. Scentre said David Jones had not paid rent and was in breach of its tenancy, and that it had made an offer Anchorage rejected. Thousands of jobs are at risk, and store closures are expected.

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David Jones has entered voluntary administration.
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Bloomberg, The Guardian
Center
Financial Times, BBC News
The 38 physical stores and online sites are set to keep trading while receivers review the business.
One outletBBC News· Center
Talks between the owner and the main landlord ended without agreement before the administration.
One outletThe Guardian· Left
Thousands of jobs are at risk.
One outletThe Guardian· Left
Store closures are expected.
One outletThe Guardian· Left

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Every side reports that David Jones, a 188-year-old chain, has entered voluntary administration. Left-leaning outlets stress thousands of jobs at risk, failed landlord talks and the shift to online shopping, while center outlets stress landlords pulling the plug and a buyer being sought.

the left
2 outlets
Left-side headlines lead with thousands of jobs at risk, failed landlord talks and the collapse of a 188-year-old chain, while Bloomberg frames the chain as losing to digital rivals.
David Jones goes into administration, with store closures expected and thousands of jobs at risk
The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
2 outlets
Center headlines state the administration plainly, with the Financial Times stressing landlords pulling the plug and a buyer being sought, and the BBC reporting a collapse after 188 years.
Australian department store chain enters administration after 188 years
Financial TimesCenterAll center headlines
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finally succumbing
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finally succumbingMore neutral: collapsing after almost 200 years
Presents the collapse as a surrender to a trend, adding drama beyond the reported facts.
Australia’s oldest department store David Jones collapsed on Thursday, finally succumbing after almost 200 years to a digital era that sent shoppers to cheaper and…
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2 outlets

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thousands of jobs at risk
failed landlord talks
store closures expected
shift to online shopping

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BloombergLeft
Australian Chain David Jones Collapses After Almost 200 Years
Australia’s oldest department store David Jones collapsed on Thursday, Loaded verb“finally succumbing”Presents the collapse as a surrender to a trend, adding drama beyond the reported facts.More neutral: collapsing after almost 200 yearsDisagree with this highlight? after almost 200 years to a digital era that sent shoppers to cheaper and nimbler online rivals.
3 hr agoRead at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)
The GuardianLeft
David Jones goes into administration, with store closures expected and thousands of jobs at risk
Future of department store in jeopardy after administrators appointed on Thursday morning Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s premier upmarket department store David Jones has collapsed into voluntary administration, putting thousands of jobs …
4 hr agoRead at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
1 more from The Guardian
- David Jones expected to fall into administration after failed 11th hour talks with biggest landlord

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2 outlets

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landlords pulling the plug
buyer being sought
188-year history
stores and websites keep trading

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thousands of jobs at risk
failed talks with the main landlord

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Financial TimesCenter
Australian department store chain enters administration after 188 years
Landlords pull plug on upmarket David Jones with process providing ‘breathing space’ while buyer sought
1 hr agoRead at Financial Times (opens in a new tab)
BBC NewsCenter
Australia's oldest department store David Jones collapses after 188 years
The brand's 38 physical stores and online sites will continue to operate while receivers review its operations.
3 hr agoRead at BBC News (opens in a new tab)

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The Guardian, Nov 4, 1:08 AM EST
Center
18 hr later
Its first report, Nov 4, 7:09 PM EST
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No report yet
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The GuardianLeftNov 4, 1:08 AM EST
BloombergLeftNov 4, 6:44 PM EST
BBC NewsCenterNov 4, 7:09 PM EST
Financial TimesCenterNov 4, 8:47 PM EST

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David Jones, Australia’s oldest department store, enters voluntary administration

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Australian Chain David Jones Collapses After Almost 200 Years

David Jones goes into administration, with store closures expected and thousands of jobs at risk

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Australian department store chain enters administration after 188 years

Australia's oldest department store David Jones collapses after 188 years

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