Entries in 'Argos' (23)
Argos reports sales drop
NEWSArgos has reported sales of £537m for the first two months of 2010, representing a 6.6 per cent drop year-on-year.
Amazon named UK's biggest online retailer
NEWSAmazon has been named Britain’s most popular online retailer, with both UK and US stores appearing in the top five on the Hot Shops List.
Home Retail Group profits fall by 24 per cent
NEWSHome Retail Group has seen its profits slashed by a quarter, as the recession hits its Argos and Homebase brands.
Argos sales beat expectations
NEWS Catalogue retail specialist Argos has posted sales figures above what most were expecting, stating that whilst the year ahead will be tough it expects to maintain a strong position on ...
John Lewis tops tech retail survey
NEWS Independent electrical retailers as a conglomerate category came third in Which's annual 'Britain's Best and Worst Shops' survey, coming second only to John Lewis.
Argos sales fall
NEWS Consumer electronics sales continued to grow over the Christmas period, but failed to stop an overall drop at Argos as the credit crunch took its toll on the High Street ...
Hitwise: Multi-channel retailers performing better online
NEWS The credit crunch is favouring multi-channel retailers over pure-play internet etailers according to the latest figures from Hitwise UK.
Asda Direct launches
NEWS Asda has stepped up its challenge to become one of the largest non-food retailers in the UK with the launch of its Asda Direct service, intended to take market share ...
Argos sales down
NEWS Argos has seen sales fall, both in total and on a like-for-like basis, according to its parent company Home Retail Group, however, consumer electronics proved to be a strong point ...
Consumer electronics retailers dominate UK etail
NEWS Amazon, Argos, Play and Tesco headed up online retail in the UK during the past quarter, according to the latest UK Hot Shops List out from IMRG-Hitwise.
Argos celebrates birthday with expanded catalogue
NEWS Retail giant Argos will be celebrating its 35th birthday this week by expanding its product range.
Argos strikes averted
NEWS Unions have called off the strike that was threatening to disrupt the UK's second largest consumer electronics retailer, Argos.
Tesco launches first catalogue shop
NEWS Retail giant Tesco has launched a new catalogue based, in-store order and collect service in its non-food Homeplus division.
Argos strike announced
NEWS UK retailer Argos has confirmed that staff at four of its major distribution centres are to stage a series of 24 hour strikes – a move that is expected to ...
PC retailer shares stabilise after fall
NEWS Shares in several of the UK's largest consumer electronics retailers have stabilised this morning after plummeting yesterday afternoon, following Citigroup issuing a raft of sell recommendations.
Argos facing strike action
NEWS The UK's second largest consumer electronics retailer Argos is facing strike action after union Unite said that it was preparing to hold a ballot on any potential action following the ...
Argos becomes UK's second largest CE retailer
NEWS Argos has overtaken Comet as the second largest retailer of consumer electronics in the UK after it's parent group saw a jump of 45 per cent in annual profit, boosted ...
Merrill non-food outlook cut hits retailer's shares
NEWS The parent companies of PC World and Argos saw their share prices slide after US investment bank Merrill Lynch cut its outlook on the non-food retail sector in the UK ...
Several UK retailers up for WRC awards
NEWS Apple, Argos, Asda and Tesco have be short listed as finalists in the World Retail Congress' awards, due to take place in Barcelona between April 9th and 11th.
