{
  "id": 19442390,
  "title": "David Jones to close half its stores triggering mass job losses under ‘urgent restructure’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/david-jones-to-close-half-its-stores-triggering-mass-job-losses-under",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T03:59:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/11/david-jones-store-closures-administration-restructure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Australia’s oldest department store collapsed into voluntary administration last week after years of steep losses David Jones is set to shutter half its department store network, triggering mass job losses under a sweeping restructure, receivers FTI Consulting said on Wednesday. David Jones employs more than 6,000 staff across 38 stores. Continue reading...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Alarm bells were ringing for David Jones months before collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/alarm-bells-were-ringing-for-david-jones-months-before-collapse-19415628",
        "published": "2026-11-10T23:45:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Alarm bells were ringing for David Jones months before collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/alarm-bells-were-ringing-for-david-jones-months-before-collapse",
        "published": "2026-11-10T23:45:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Breaking: Significant number of David Jones stores set to close",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/breaking-significant-number-of-david-jones-stores-set-to-close",
        "published": "2026-11-11T02:07:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}