The changing landscape for Australian clothing retailers
and wholesalers
"Suppliers shocked as Myer and David Jones dump
brands"
Sydney Morning Herald, 26 July 2015
Last month Myer notified about 100 men's,
women's, children's, footwear and clothing brands they will
no longer be stocked in its stores and launched a 'spring
clean' sale less than a week after closing its mid-year
clearance. Myer's decision came just a few months after David
Jones deleted about 180 of its 2,400 brands, with 80 alone in
womenswear.1
Number of brands recently de-listed
Sales growth
Beyond the attention grabbing headline, is this
significant?
Yes, and No.
It is not unusual for there to be a changeover of brands at the
end of the financial year. And whilst Myer and David Jones have
declined to identify the deleted brands, industry commentators
suggest some of them had minimal presence in their
stores.2
