David Jones store closures: the full list of 19 stores shutting by the end of 2026

FTI Consulting, appointed receiver by the retailer's main secured lender, Hilco, told staff on Wednesday 11 November which stores will go. All 19 are still open. The receivers said no last trading dates have been fixed, but they expect every one of them to shut before the year is out. A David Jones letter to suppliers said the stores should stay open through the busy weeks before Christmas, the ABC reported.

The stores closing, by state: New South Wales (7): Green Hills, Hornsby, Macarthur Square, Macquarie Centre, Parramatta, Warringah Mall and Wollongong Central. Victoria (3): Glen Waverley, Highpoint and Malvern Central. Western Australia (3): Carousel, Garden City and Hay Street Mall in central Perth. Queensland (2): Robina Town Centre and Sunshine Plaza. South Australia (2): Marion and West Lakes. ACT (1): Woden. New Zealand (1): Newmarket in Auckland, the chain's only store there. Southland in Melbourne, one of five Westfield stores reported last week as likely to close, is not on the list.

Staff at the 19 stores were told on Wednesday and have a seven-day consultation. FTI has not said how many of the chain's 6,000 workers will lose their jobs. The receivers told staff in a letter last week that pay for ongoing work would continue and that they expect to raise enough money to cover employee entitlements in full, Yahoo Finance reported. The closure announcement said nothing about gift cards, returns or orders tied to the closing stores. Stock at those sites will be marked down or moved to other branches, according to the ABC.

McGrathNicol, the administrators running a sale or recapitalisation, has asked creditors to lodge proofs of debt by Monday 16 November, ahead of a first creditors' meeting held remotely on Tuesday 17 November, the ABC reported. Would-be buyers have until Friday 13 November to register interest, according to Yahoo Finance.