Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login The independent expert engaged to assess Myer’s proposed takeover of a portfolio of brands owned by Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments says the emergence of Chinese fast-fashion players has hurt the outlook for department stores and made it essential for the company to expand. The 124-year-old department store has proposed its most radical transformation ever and wants to acquire Premier’s Apparel Brands business , which includes casual wear chain Just Jeans, women’s fashion retailers Jacqui E, Dotti and Portmans, along with Jay Jays.
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