Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
1 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
12
Economy/Business
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
David Jones, Australia's oldest department store chain, has gone into voluntary administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
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Jones → publish → risk
It comes after years of financial struggles for the 188-year-old retailer - known locally as DJs - as customers desert traditional shops for online shopping.
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customers → come → shopping
David Jones's physical and online stores will continue to operate while receivers FTI Consulting review the company, said voluntary administrators McGrathNicol.
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McGrathNicol → continue → company
"David Jones is an iconic company and so many Australians have stories and memories of visiting DJ's stores," said its CEO Erica Berthold, adding the brand has a "well-developed plan" to "reset the business for the future".
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brand → have → future
Berthold thanked "customers, our team members and our partners for their continued support of David Jones through this period".
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Berthold → thank → period
David Jones employs about 6,000 staff and has 38 physical stores, with 17 of those in Westfield shopping centres.
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Jones → employ → centres
Hours before the board voted to go into administration, Scentre - which owns Westfield - said the retailer had not paid its rent for October and was "therefore in breach" of its tenancy agreement.
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retailer → vote → agreement
"We understand the current retail trading environment, rising costs, a significant and outdated retail footprint, and supply chain challenges have led to this point," said Christopher Hill from receivers FTI Consulting.
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Hill → understand → Consulting
By appointing administrators and receivers, David Jones will get "breathing space" and a chance to restructure the business, Hill said.
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Hill → appoint → business
For many Australians, David Jones - and its trademark black-and-white houndstooth design - represented luxury.
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Jones → represent → luxury
But its collapse signalled the "death knell" for the department store format, said Jana Bowden, who teaches marketing at Macquarie University's Business School.
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who → signal → School
"It was once the epitome of glamour shopping in Australia - the Aussie version of Harrods," she said, "a place you would go to see and be a part of the glitz and glamour, where you could marvel at all the premium luxury labels, and feel like you'd made it."
Visiting the flagship Sydney city store was also a ritual for many Australian families, especially to see the festive Christmas window displays.
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Visiting → say → displays
"People would travel from hours away from the city just to see those windows and experience the magic," Bowden said, but in recent years, the brand had lost its shine.
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brand → travel → shine
"The city stores have retained their upper end airs and graces, but the suburban stores leave a lot to be desired – they're mundane, they lack excitement and there's definitely no glitz," she said.
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she → retain → excitement
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