Is this the final farewell for the beloved department store?

The collapse of David Jones into voluntary administration and receivership has prompted a look back at the 188-year-old retailer’s decline, with retail historians pointing to the erosion of its once-renowned customer service, the rise of suburban shopping centres and discount retailers, and an increasing reliance on in-store concessions as factors that weakened its competitive position and left its future uncertain.

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