Few trends in Australian retail are as pronounced as the slow, sustained and painful decline of department stores.

Once market juggernauts that stood proudly at the peak of retail, there was a time when David Jones’ fashion shows or Myer Melbourne’s Christmas windows were fixtures in the calendars of Australian shoppers and the media.

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