# Australia’s 188-year-old retailer David Jones enters administration, faces sale

https://mins.news/en/item/130116

- Reuters, 2026-11-05 04:50 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/australian-retailer-david-jones-enters-administration-faces-sale-media-reports-2026-11-05/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aec0b03a8565500013f0b48

> Australian 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. The retailer now faces a sale.

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