A private equity firm fucked up running a 188-year-old department store chain, which had survived two world wars and the Great Depression.
So now low-paid retail workers are being told that they’ll lose their jobs just weeks before Christmas.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-11/david-jones-to-close-stores/107372854



Name a more iconic trio. private equity firms and a failing business.
@slazer2au @ajsadauskas Trump and failing casinos
trump and failling… he has driven to the ground a lot more than casinos, you know?
@Jhex Sure, I mean that’s just the start of things that should have been smooth sailing that he’s screwed up.