World Cup gives boost to Argos and Homebase sales June 12, 2014 Home Retail Group enjoyed a strong start to the year as the warmer weather and the World Cup prompted Britons to stock up on barbecues and new wide-screen televisions. Argos’ like-for-like sales rose 4.9 per cent in the 13 weeks to 31 May, the chain’s eighth consecutive quarter of growth, driven by sales of garden [...]
Home Retail Group to open new smaller Argos stores in London April 30, 2014 HOME Retail Group announced yesterday it will trial two new formats of its Argos stores as well as extend its new digital concept stores and ramp up its home delivery offer as the retailer continued to turn itself around. The group, which reported a 27 per cent rise in full-year profit yesterday, said it will [...]
Home Retail names Argos boss Walden as next chief executive January 16, 2014 HOME RETAIL GROUP yesterday announced that it has appointed the head of its Argos business to take over from outgoing chief executive Terry Duddy. John Walden, a former Best Buy executive who joined Argos last April, was a clear favourite to take over the post from Duddy, who will step down in March. The news [...]
Argos switches on power at its digital stores November 26, 2013 ARGOS said it is in talks with suppliers that could pay for space in its showrooms as the retailer unveiled the first of its new digital concept stores near Old Street yesterday. The familiar laminated catalogues have been scrapped in favour of iPads while wall-mounted digital screens have replaced the posters as part of the [...]
Argos replaces catalogues with tablets in stores October 23, 2013 ARGOS is to launch a “handful” of new “digital concept” stores next month that will see the retailer’s trademark printed catalogues replaced with tablets for the first time. Argos owner Home Retail Group has already opened a trial store in Camden where the familiar laminated catalogues have been scrapped in favour of iPads for browsing [...]
Ebay and Argos to trial click and collect service September 24, 2013 ONLINE auction giant Ebay announced yesterday that it has entered into a national trial with Argos to let customers pick up goods bought on Ebay in Argos stores. The collection service will initially be trialled at 150 Argos stores for six months and will include goods bought from 50 of Ebay’s sellers. Ebay did not [...]