All Argos articles – Page 54
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Home Retail Q1 stable but tough times ahead
Home Retail Group recorded flat first-quarter like-for-like sales at its flagship Argos chain – ahead of expectations – but warned that the outlook remains challenging.
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Argos like-for-likes top expectations
Home Retail Group has recorded flat first-quarter like-for-like sales at its Argos chain ahead of expectations, but has warned that the outlook remains challenging.
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Argos faces strike action
Home Retail Group faces possible strike action at its catalogue retailer Argos after union Unite said it will hold a ballot to take industrial action over pay.
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Argos to launch flatpack houses
General merchandise retailer Argos is launching a range of self-assembly log cabins with price points from as low as 11,000.
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Next takes Home Retail to court over copycat furniture claims
Fashion-to-homewares retailer Next has begun legal action against Argos over alleged design infringement of its children’s bedroom furniture range Storm.
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Home Retail profits climb
Home Retail Group has warned that tough trading conditions are likely to result in like-for-like sales falls at its Argos and Homebase chains.
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Retail takes body blow as stocks plunge after Bear Stearns crisis
The whole market slumped as US investment bank Bear Stearns became the latest credit crunch victim and retailers were again hit hard as brokers fretted about the outlook for the consumer economy.
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Argos sales rise, but Homebase struggles
Home Retail Group posted a mixed set of sales for its catalogue giant Argos and DIY chain Homebase for the 8 weeks to March 1 and warned on the outlook for consumer spending.
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Jobs threatened as Argos shuts Castleford DC
Catalogue store group Argos intends to close its Castleford distribution centre in Yorkshire following a strategic review.
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Argos Ireland strike called off
Strike action at catalogue store group Argos’ Irish shops has been called off. Staff at the retailer’s stores in The Republic of Ireland had been due to walk out today in a dispute over pay.
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Argos hit by Irish strike in key Christmas period
Catalogue store group Argos has been hit by strike action at its Republic of Ireland division at the height of the Christmas trading period.
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AnalysisWomen in retail: It’s a man’s world
Many more women than men work in retail, yet barely any of them make it into the top jobs. Charlotte Dennis-Jones and Katie Kilgallen investigate
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Can Duddy keep grocers at bay?
Asda chief Andy Bond is the latest in a long list of retailers to have set their sights on stealing a slice of the action from catalogue giant Argos. George MacDonald asks what their chances are
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Argos calls on BeCogent
Argos has hired BeCogent to pick up excess calls to its 2,000 call centre staff during Christmas. Argos expects to require 100 seats by October.
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Aylesbury park bags three new tenants as work begins on site
Aylesbury park The Junction has started on site at its redevelopment of the Cambridge Close Retail Park at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The site will be developed in three phases. Existing tenants, including Wickes in 47,000 sq ft (4,365 sq m), Comet in 20,000 sq ft (1,860 sq m) and Argos ...
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Shoppers hunt for Nectar
Nectar users can now locate participating retailers’ stores on the scheme’s Web site.
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Leighton Buzzard mall extension to include Argos
Edinburgh House Estates has achieved two pre-lets at its planned extension to the Waterborne Walk shopping centre at Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.
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Plans for Fishergate extension to boost shopping for Preston
Agora Shopping Centres has unveiled proposals for a major extension to the Fishergate Shopping Centre in Preston city centre. The plans will take the scheme to more than 500,000 sq ft (46,450 sq m).