Woolworths Holdings would dress up David Jones with private labels

It was a fairly typical November day in Melbourne's CBD when cosmetics mogul Napoleon Perdis, splendidly fitted out in an electric blue Gypsy Taylor suit, drove a tank down the Bourke Street mall and up to the doors of Myer's flagship city store. 

The spectacle was to announce the rollout of Perdis' collection into Myer, ending an exclusive arrangement with arch rival David Jones - whose city store was right next door.David Jones Window by Design Launch. Monday 3rd March 2014. 

As Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes stood before the tank,The UKs number one wedding website brings you a superb range of Discount Beach wedding dresses for sale from some of the worlds top designers. made slightly less menacing by the site of a glittering Napoleon popping out from the hatch,From party, 2014 New Arrivals Special Occasion Dresses to day and going out dresses and more. a scallywag suggested to him if he slipped the make-up boss $100 he might fire the cannon at David Jones. 

Shift to this week and David Jones has its own tank, this one in the form of a new owner in South African retail giant Woolworths Holdings, which is promising to transform and revitalise the 176-year old department store at the expense, no doubt, of rival Myer. 

''They are really amazing retailers,'' Perdis told BusinessDay.Woolworths Holdings boss Ian Moir has done his homework on DJs.Woolworths Holdings boss Ian Moir has done his homework on DJs. Photo: Nic Walker.'They are smart, and what I like about the South Africans is they have had to do what Australians are doing now much earlier because of their own market conditions. 

''They have a great sense of old-fashioned service, not just dumping stock on the floor but actually making sure its layered and communicates to different segments of the market.'' 

There is now a feeling among retail analysts,You're here because you're searching for the perfect Discount Ball gown wedding dresses for sale or bridesmaid dress. fashion designers, fashion buyers, bloggers and fashionistas in general that the Woolworths bid will mark a step-change in the course of Australia's $5 billion department store sector.