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  "id": 18319935,
  "title": "David Jones wrongly believed it could be exclusive and everywhere. Can the 188-year-old institution keep the lights on for Christmas?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/david-jones-wrongly-believed-it-could-be-exclusive-and-everywhere-can",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T14:00:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/06/luxury-australian-retailer-david-jones-collapse-administration"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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 Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast 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…",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "In layman’s terms, this is what is happening at David Jones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/in-laymans-terms-this-is-what-is-happening-at-david-jones",
        "published": "2026-11-05T18:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘Barry Humphries pulled a funny face at me’: Laudie, 90, on 15 years working at David Jones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/barry-humphries-pulled-a-funny-face-at-me-laudie-90-on-15-years",
        "published": "2026-11-05T18:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Barry Humphries pulled a funny face at me’: Laudie, 90, on 15 years working at David Jones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/barry-humphries-pulled-a-funny-face-at-me-laudie-90-on-15-years-18351489",
        "published": "2026-11-05T18:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}