David Jones
News and interviews on David Jones including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
Myer downgrades profit as sales fall and warns of carbon tax impactWednesday, 23 May 2012
Myer's third-quarter sales fell 2.1%, prompting the department store chain to cut its forecast for full-year net profit. ...
Politician tells women to ignore sexual discrimination at work: Three ways to make sure your business doesn’t
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
A senior female politician has told women facing sexual discrimination in the workplace to ignore it and it will “just disappear”, we’ve highlighted three ways you can ensure your business doesn’t disregard discrimination. ...
Best Buy founder quits after failing to alert board to “inappropriate relationship”: Five scandal-ridden resignations
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Best Buy founder Richard Schulze will step down as company chairman next month after failing to tell directors that his handpicked successor was allegedly conducting an inappropriate relationship with a female employee. ...
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK: Don’t underestimate high quality photography
Thursday, 10 May 2012
David Jones and Amazon both announced this week they would be spending more time and money on high quality photography for their respective online websites. ...
David Jones, Amazon invest in photography for online stores, retail experts urge SMEs to follow suit
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Retailers have once again been reminded of the importance of high quality photography, after department store giant David Jones revealed it has built a studio in order to professionally photograph the 90,000 items set to appear on its new web store. ...
David Jones promises to match some online prices, but does the move take it downmarket?
Wednesday, 02 November 2011
Bricks and mortar shops have complained bitterly the last couple of years that people are using their stores to try on clothes, and then walking out to buy the same products online. ...
Shipping war heats up as Myer moves to free shipping for online purchases
Tuesday, 02 August 2011
The pressure for online retailers to provide free shipping has now spread to the mainstream, with Myer confirming that it will eliminate all fees from today and David Jones reportedly investigating a similar move to be announced later this week. ...
DJs, Qantas, Vodafone Hutchison fall in corporate reputation rankings, but JB Hi-Fi still sells: Survey
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
The reputations of David Jones, Vodafone Hutchison and Qantas have taken a hit, according to a new survey, although JB Hi-Fi retains the title of having Australia's strongest corporate reputation. ...
Mark McInnes stages corporate comeback, takes helm of retail division of Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments
Friday, 25 March 2011
Former David Jones boss Mark McInnes has staged a remarkable corporate comeback, joining Solomon Lew's Premier Investments as head of its retail business, just six months after settling a sexual harassment case with a former David Jones staffer. ...
David Jones records 5.2% profit increase: Midday Roundup
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Upmarket retailer David Jones has reaffirmed its second-half guidance, after just meeting expectations for its first-half profit, but noted recent adverse weather in Australia, turmoil in Libya and the earthquake and tsunami in Japan has negatively influenced ...
Myer launches new China-based website, but online competitors not impressed
Tuesday, 01 March 2011
Department store giant Myer has put up its long awaited Chinese-based website online in a "soft" launch, but so far the competition isn't too afraid – or impressed. ...
How happy staff and online deliver retail growth
Monday, 28 February 2011
The Australian Financial Review's Sue Mitchell reported David Jones's results last week. Not a huge surprise, given some retailers are reflecting the impact of the Reserve Bank of Australia's high interest rates forcing us all towards an increased disposition ...
Government to host online retail forum with nation’s biggest retailers attending
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
The Federal Government will host an online retail summit on February 18 that will include representatives from some of the country's largest online retailers including eBay, PayPal and Deals Direct. ...
Retail Coalition set to register as a company as it fights against GST exemption
Monday, 17 January 2011
The Retail Coalition is set to ramp up its lobbying activities this week, with the group preparing to lodge as a company with ASIC in order to hire a chief executive and board of directors in preparation with a fight centred on Canberra. ...
Solomon Lew a winner in David Jones brand reshuffle
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Retail billionaire Solomon Lew has something to smile about today, after a number of brands associated with the retail veteran emerged as the big winner in a major reshuffle of brands at department store David Jones. ...
The customer is always right!
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
Over our January break we have had some interesting business news; I was fascinated to see the responses of the big retailers to internet sales GST issue. ...
Smaller retailers join Gerry Harvey and Solomon Lew to fight GST exemption
Monday, 10 January 2011
Gerry Harvey might have taken a back seat in his Retail Coalition's campaign against the GST exemption for goods purchased overseas, but it seems smaller retailers are stepping up to carry on the campaign. ...
Tax woes of the wealthy
Monday, 10 January 2011
Retail veterans Gerry Harvey and Solomon Lew were reminded of a very important lesson last week – the public never likes it when billionaires whinge about tax matters. ...
Do the big retailers even want to succeed online?
Thursday, 06 January 2011
It’s hard to believe that this debate about the GST exemption on overseas web purchases is entering another day. ...
5 reasons the big retailers are wrong
Tuesday, 04 January 2011
Australia's biggest retailers are set to step up their campaign to force the Federal Government to drop the GST exemption on goods purchased from overseas websites that are worth less than $1,000, with a new $200,000 advertising campaign that claims thousands ...
