Global luxury fashion houses clear their stock from the embattled retailer, but smaller local businesses are at the bottom of the creditor pile
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In April, half of a 40ft shipping container loaded with premium water bottles, coffee tumblers, wine coolers, Eskies and other drinkware was dispatched to David Jones’s flagship stores, marking a major achievement for fledgling Australian brand Beysis.
For co-founders Ariana Hendry and Jessica Bryce, the restock worth tens of thousands of dollars showed how well the products were selling at Australia’s premier upmarket department store.