AdvertisementBusinessCompaniesRetail Opinion How one David Jones supplier got paid when the others didn’t Elizabeth Knight Business columnist August 10, 2026 — 3:59pmAugust 10, 2026 — 3:59pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. The war between David Jones and its suppliers has become so extreme that Accent Group, owner of Platypus Shoes and Athlete’s Foot, threatened to exercise its default rights against David Jones after enduring months of overdue payments. Faced with Accent’s hardball game, David Jones swerved and paid the group, which is now supplying only on a cash-on-delivery basis. The former have less leverage, given that David Jones is more important to their business than their business is to David Jones. In June, David Jones replaced chief executive Scott Fyfe with Erica Berchtold and had found a new financier, Hilco Capital.