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David Jones cuts 15 staff positions including head of fashion

Australian department store chain David Jones, owned by Woolworths has confirmed to Business Day that it has reduced 15 job positions at its head office including its MD for clothing and general merchandise, David Collins, a month after Woolworths’ CEO John Dixon resigned. The merchandise leadership team would now report to David Jones CEO David...

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John Dixon named CEO of Australian department store

Former Marks and Spencer head of general merchandise John Dixon is to become chief executive of Australian department store chain David Jones, after more than 30 years at the British retailer. Dixon stepped down from his role at Marks and Spencer in July, and will now replace David Jones’ current chief executive Iain Nairn, who has resigned...