David Jones Limited is an Australia-based company. During the fiscal year ended July 25, 2009 (fiscal 2009), the principal activities of the Company of department store retailing and a financial services alliance with American Express Australia Limited (American Express). The Company operates in two business segments: department stores and financial services. The department stores segment comprises of David Jones department stores, rack stores and corporate head office. The financial services segment includes the alliance between the Company and the American Express. The Company’s subsidiaries include Aherns Holdings Pty Ltd, Ahern’s (Suburban) Pty Ltd, Akitin Pty Limited, Helland Close Pty Ltd, 299–307 Bourke Street Pty Ltd, David Jones Credit Pty Limited, David Jones Financial Services Limited, David Jones Insurance Pty Limited, David Jones Finance Pty Limited, David Jones (Adelaide) Pty Limited and Buckley & Nunn Pty Limited.