Leadership Issues in David Jones Limited

Major Ob Assessment

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION...................................................................................................4
Leadership in David Jones Limited............................................................................................4
Issues in leadership ....................................................................................................................4
LITRATURE REVIEW...................................................................................................................5
EVOLUTION AND SOLUTION....................................................................................................7
Alternative solution to improve the situation .............................................................................7
RECOMMENDATION ..................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
This report will cover case study of David Jones Limited. it is Australian upmarket
departmental store, owned since the 2014 by the South African Retailer group known as
Woolworth Holding limited. This company was founded in 1838 and headquarter is in Australia
, New Zealand. There are more than 7200 employees who were working in this company
science 2014 and this company has 47 location (Gandolfi and Stone., 2018). David Jones was
founded by the David Jones, Welsh Merchant and the future politician, after he emigrated to the
Australia, and is the oldest continuously operating store in the world and it is still trading
under their original name. David Jones Limited company is making the revenue around 2.2
Australian dollar and their operating income is around 170 billion. The main competitor of this
company is larger, upmarket departmental store chain, who are giving them a competition in
the retail market.
In year 1980 A company name with Adelaide Steamship company acquired a substantial
interest on the David Jones, culminating in the complete takeover. The recession in the 4190
caused this company assets to be floated as David Jones Limited for the next two decades and
in 2014 they were finally overtake by the South African Retail group. In 2019 Woolworth
sold their company Iconic which also a big brand and announced the relocation of the David
Jones head quarter office to the Victoria.