Identifying David Jones’ biggest problem has become difficult: the retailer hasn’t paid rent since September, auditors won’t sign its accounts and lenders have stopped engaging. The company’s got more holes than a twice-washed Country Road T-shirt.
On Wednesday, this masthead reported the 188-year-old department store would go into administration. The woman with the ignominy of David Jones’ demise is chief executive Erica Berchtold .
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