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  "id": 18297070,
  "title": "Woolworths’s R21.5bn Australian gamble ends in David Jones collapse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/woolworthss-r21-5bn-australian-gamble-ends-in-david-jones-collapse",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:39:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/companies-and-deals/woolworthss-r21-5bn-australian-gamble-ends-in-david-jones-collapse/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Once hailed as a transformative acquisition, the historic retailer has entered administration three years after Woolworths sold it for R1.5bn.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RNZ Business",
        "title": "David Jones could go into voluntary administration on Thursday - reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/david-jones-could-go-into-voluntary-administration-on-thursday-reports",
        "published": "2026-11-04T04:48:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "Australia's oldest department store David Jones collapses after 188 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/australias-oldest-department-store-david-jones-collapses-after-188",
        "published": "2026-11-05T00:09:40.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}