Staff were told about the changes a day after the 188-year-old retailer called in administrators following unsuccessful negotiations with landlords.
David Jones will stop accepting gift cards as administrators take control of the failed retailer , with staff told any new purchase will also not be eligible for a refund.
The 188-year-old retailer fell into administration this week after failing to reach a deal with landlords for rent relief and to exit a string of loss-making stores.
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Increasingly, I walk through the fashion floors and feel as though the store is looking past me, towards a younger woman it would rather attract.
Last week’s news that the 188-year-old retailer had tipped into administration drove a “record” levels of shoppers to David Jones stores.
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After 188 years, David Jones announced it would close 19 stores, most of them in Sydney's outer suburbs.
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