Two Queensland David Jones stores are among 19 that have been “identified for closure” by receivers.
Stores in Robina Town Centre on the Gold Coast and Sunshine Plaza on the Sunshine Coast will be closed as part of an urgent restructuring of the troubled business.
The exact timing of the closures is yet to be announced but it is expected to be before the end of the year.
Five other Queensland David Jones stores have been spared for now.
Christopher Hill, David McGrath and Joanne Dunn of FTI Consulting were appointed as Receivers for David Jones on November 5, 2026.
They released a statement today saying they had made a “difficult decision to proceed with an urgent restructure of the business”.
The decision was in line with a plan David Jones management had been working on prior to receivers being appointed.
“As part of this restructure, the Receivers have commenced an immediate consultation process for all staff associated with 19 stores that have been identified for closure,” the statement said.
“For the immediate term these stores will continue trading and while there is no final date for the closures, we anticipate they will cease trading by the end of the year.”
FTI Consulting said David Jones staff had been informed today and there would be a consultation period over the next seven days.
“The Receivers recognise the restructure will have a material impact on many individual members of the David Jones team and commit to treating all employees with fairness and respect throughout the process,” they said.
“Whilst the impacts are highly regrettable, the Receivers believe the steps are unavoidable if David Jones is to continue as a viable business and these measures will help give David Jones the best chance for a sustainable future.”
Queensland’s other David Jones stores, which have been spared for now, are in the Brisbane CBD, Chermside, Carindale, Indooroopilly and Pacific Fair (Gold Coast).
The stores to be closed across Australia are:
Carousel, WA
Garden City, WA
Glen Waverley, VIC
Green Hills, NSW
Hay Street Mall, WA
Highpoint, VIC
Hornsby, NSW
Macarthur Square, NSW
Macquarie Centre, NSW
Malvern Central, VIC
Marion, SA
Newmarket, NZ
Parramatta, NSW
Robina Town Centre, QLD
Sunshine Plaza, QLD
Warringah Mall, NSW
West Lakes, SA
Woden, ACT
Wollongong Central, NSW
