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The oldest department-store name still trading worldwide, says the city.

David Jones Melbourne · Bourke Street Mall

David Jones store frontage on Bourke Street Mall

Photo: Rexness / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Display cropped. David Jones on Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall, photographed in 2011.

About this place

The City of Melbourne describes David Jones as the world’s oldest department store still trading under its original name. The Melbourne branch makes this national brand part of a city walk.

The record

Comparison: Continuity of department-store trading name worldwide, not the age of this Melbourne premises.

The record belongs to the brand; this Bourke Street shop was not the first David Jones location. Check current store arrangements.

Visiting

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Sources

Sources checked 23 September 2026. A publisher’s claim is attributed; it is not a complete independent survey.

  • City of Melbourne

    Explicit same-name worldwide longevity wording and Melbourne store listing.