The arbiter of Australian taste abandoned prestige to chase profits through expansion. Now 6,000 staff across 38 stores fear job cuts as ‘difficult decisions’ loom
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I cut past the glow of the Louis Vuitton displays and sidestep Armani, Hermès and Prada, all while being hit by the mingling fragrances on the ground level at David Jones.
A series of escalators at the heart of its flagship Sydney store carries me to the menswear department, where I’m greeted by Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger.