All Argos articles – Page 38
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NewsClose encounters of the customer kind
Argos has launched collectable figures of the extraterrestrial family that stars in its advertising campaign.
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NewsDepartment store Debenhams hires Argos multichannel director
Debenhams has poached Argos ecommerce boss Ross Clemmow to replace Simon Forster who exited late last year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: There’s more than one way to keep the tills ringing
Tesco turned up the pressure on price again this week with its Price Promise scheme. But price isn’t everything.
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AnalysisVideo: Argos boss questions the need for store staff in digital world
Argos managing director John Walden has warned that the role of the store sales person is under threat because of the depth of product information available digitally.
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NewsArgos like-for-likes rise 5.2% as tablets drive sales
Argos like-for-like sales jumped 5.2% in the eight weeks to March 2 as sales of tablet devices drove a strong performance.
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OpinionComment: Home shopping group Argos makes UK retail a priority
The year of the snake started with a bite for Argos’ fledgling business in China, which is being shut just months after launch.
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NewsArgos to exit China after just four months of trading
Argos is to shut down its China business just four months after opening its first stores in the country.
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AnalysisSites: Argos Vs Primark
Peter Veash Managing director of The BIO Agency, shares his view of good and bad sites.
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AnalysisTV shopping channels: What retailers need to know
As Argos TV prepares to make its final broadcast, Retail Week looks at the TV shopping market and why Argos decided it was not right for it.
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NewsArgos to axe its TV shopping channel as it focuses on digital
Argos is to close its TV shopping channel less than two years after its debut as it focuses on building its digital business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The value of returns - what does it mean for your business?
Returns volumes are rocketing as online shopping grows. Liz Morrell finds out the best way for retailers to manage them - and how to resell returned goods.
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OpinionComment: Reports of retail's death are much exaggerated
Anybody reading today’s retail updates and coverage might think they’re in a different retail world to the one that existed yesterday.
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NewsHome Retail raises profit forecast after strong Christmas at Argos
General merchandise giant Argos generated a like-for-like sales rise of 2.7% over Christmas, and parent Home Retail Group has raised its full-year profit expectations.
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NewsArgos rolls out Shutl speedy delivery
Argos has rolled out its partnership with delivery specialist Shutl across the UK.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Argos, I Can Shop From Here
Argos declared its intention to move away from its traditional catalogue heritage last month and instead focus on multichannel.
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NewsArgos to launch interactive ad to promote apps
Argos is to launch a mobile-interactive TV advert to promote its iPad and smartphone apps.
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NewsMothercare raids Argos for new finance director
Mothercare has appointed Argos finance director Matt Smith as its chief financial officer and executive director.
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OpinionComment: Prepare for the new in-store experience
It is striking that the customer experience inside the average British shop has barely changed since supermarkets arrived.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Catalogue takes a back seat as John Walden reinvents Argos
The retailer is overhauling its business model for the digital era.
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NewsInfographic: The electricals market
As Comet prepares to appoint administrators, Retail Week takes a look at the electricals market.