All Argos articles – Page 46
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OpinionAsos typifies online success
It’s a hard life on the high street but online sales are still growing strongly.
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AnalysisThe changing face of eBay
One year on since the launch of its fashion Outlet, eBay has emerged as an unlikely ally in offloading end-of-line and clearance stock. Charlotte Hardie reports
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NewsHigher income shoppers will keep spending
Marks & Spencer, Kingfisher and Dixons will benefit this year from their older, higher income customer bases, according to broker Espirito Santo.
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InterviewInterview: Sir Stuart Rose - Mr M&S
Outspoken, controversial and never dull, Sir Stuart Rose is a retailer’s retailer. He tells George MacDonald about the mess he inherited in 2004, the highs and lows of his time in charge and his plans for the future
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NewsArgos to drive engagement with TV channel
Catalogue store group Argos is to launch a digital TV home shopping channel this summer.
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NewsHome Retail lowers forecasts after dip in sales at Argos
Home Retail Group has lowered its year end forecast after Argos reported a dip in sales and trading conditions were more volatile than it expected.
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AnalysisUp against the clock
The immediacy of online buying has never quite extended to fulfilment, but that is starting to change. Joanne Ellul finds out about fashion group Aurora’s new 90-minute delivery promise
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NewsTakeover talks reflect tough week for stores
Plunging consumer confidence, signs of slowing trading at bellwether department store group John Lewis and a Carpetright profit warning meant general retailers were left on the shelf by investors.
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AnalysisFacebook shopping
Asos’s move to make its Facebook page transactional signals exciting opportunities for retailers to leverage their social network ‘fans’ into hard sales
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AnalysisTime for retail to come in from the cold
After three snowy, sales-depleting winters in a row, are the icy temperatures here to stay in the UK and can retailers do anything to lessen the impact of the weather? Charlotte Hardie reports
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NewsRetailers sign up to Facebook's new discount service
Retailers including Argos and Debenhams have teamed up with Facebook to offer location-specific deals to users of the social network.
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AnalysisChristmas Trading: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Terrible weather hit retail hard this Christmas, but some managed to prosper regardless. Rebecca Thomson wraps up Christmas 2010 with the help of OC&C’s Christmas trading index
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NewsArgos-owner Home Retail ran slide-rule over Blacks
Argos-owner Home Retail Group was among the potential bidders for outdoors specialist Blacks Leisure, it has emerged
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OpinionInterest rate rise could knock retailers for six
There’s only so much you can do if the weather stops customers getting to your stores, or you delivering to their homes.
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NewsArgos promotes social media in new big book
Catalogue store group Argos is to more closely integrate its famous big book with social media such as Facebook and Twitter as its multichannel business grows.
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NewsArgos-owner Home Retail reports better than expected Christmas
Argos-owner Home Retail Group took a sales hit of between £20m and £30m hit over Christmas because of the snow but full-year profits are likely to be better than feared.
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NewsDixons, Home Retail and HMV among most at risk from snow disruption
Electricals group Dixons, Argos-owner Home Retail Group and entertainment specialist HMV are among the retailers most likely to be affected by snow and icy conditions broker Numis believes.
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AnalysisIn need of specialist treatment
Across games, music, sport and electricals, specialist retailers are suffering, but what is the diagnosis and can they be brought back to health, asks Nicola Harrison
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NewsHampers group Park makes first-half profit
Half-year sales at hampers and Christmas savings specialist Park Group rocketed as hard-pressed consumers increasingly put money aside for the festive period.
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AnalysisPassing on the VAT increase
With VAT set to rise retailers will struggle to absorb the increase, especially as other costs are rising. Some are already putting prices up to make January’s change less noticeable, Nicola Harrison discovers