John Martin's

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John Martin's

Industry	Retail
Founded	1866
Founder	John Martin and Otto Peters
Defunct	1998
Fate	Stores not renewing leases at the end of contract, and flagship store in Rundle Mall rebuilt as a David Jones
Headquarters	Adelaide , Australia
Area served	South Australia
Key people	John Martin (Founder) Sir Edward Hayward
Products	Fashion, Jewelry, Make up, Hair Care, Homewares
Parent	David Jones

John Martin & Co. Ltd, colloquially known as John Martin's or simply Johnnies, was an Adelaide-based company which ran a popular chain of department stores in South Australia. It operated for more than 130 years, from 1866^[1] until its closure in 1998. Johnnies, owned by the prominent Hayward family for the majority of its existence, became an Adelaide icon, responsible for the famous Adelaide Christmas Pageant. It was latterly owned by David Jones.