David Jones (department store)

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David Jones Pty Ltd, trading as David Jones (colloquially DJs), is an Australian upper mid range department store. It was founded in 1838 by David Jones, a Welsh merchant and future politician, after he emigrated to Australia, and is the oldest continuously operating department store in the world still trading under its original name. In 1980, the Adelaide Steamship Company acquired a substantial interest in David Jones, culminating in a complete takeover. The recession of the early 1990s caused the department store assets to be floated as "David Jones Limited". For the next three decades, the company went through turbulent times, eventually leading to discussions of a merger with Myer, and then, in 2014, a takeover by South African retail group Woolworths. In 2016, Woolworths sold the iconic 1938 Market Street store and announced the relocation of David Jones' head office to Richmond, Victoria. In December 2022, David Jones was sold to private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners for...

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