All Argos articles – Page 8
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NewsData: How high are shoppers’ Christmas delivery demands?
When it comes to Christmas delivery, customers expect more than ever before, according to exclusive Retail Week research.
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OpinionOpinion: AO losses expose a major electricals glitch
The health of the electricals market has been thrown into question after AO World issued a mixed set of interim results.
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NewsFenwick poaches Argos executive Feather as new boss
Fenwick has poached Sainsbury’s Argos commercial director Robbie Feather as its first chief executive from outside the founding family, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsBlack Friday 2017: Which retailers are doing what?
Black Friday deals are already underway for 2017 as retailers are slashing prices ahead of the main event.
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DataData: The top 30 retailers by UK store numbers
Tesco and the Co-op maintain the largest store networks, but discounters are showing the fastest growth.
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DataData: Top 30 retailers in the UK, according to shoppers
Amazon has been knocked off the top spot of customers’ favourite places to shop by M&S’ food division, according to exclusive survey data from OC&C.
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NewsArgos lifts the lid on two-week Black Friday ‘bonanza’
Argos is preparing to push the button on its Black Friday event, which starts in earnest tomorrow and will run for a fortnight.
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InterviewRetail Week Live: John Rogers on how to beat Amazon
Sainsbury’s pulled off the biggest retail acquisition of the year in 2016 when it snapped up Argos owner Home Retail Group in a £1.4bn deal.
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NewsBunnings IT boss quits to join Dixons Carphone
Dixons Carphone has poached Bunnings UK and Ireland head of IT transformation Henrietta Baring, Retail Week can reveal.
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OpinionOpinion: Sainsbury’s – one step forward, one step back
With headwinds from the second half of its 2016/17 financial year, the first half of 2017/18 was always going to result in a decline in year-on-year profitability from Sainsbury’s.
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NewsSainsbury’s Coupe allays Christmas slowdown fears
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has played down fears of a shopper spending slowdown this Christmas, but admitted the golden quarter will be “difficult to predict”.
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NewsArgos beefs up Fast Track with new fulfilment centres
Argos is taking its Fast Track proposition up a gear with the opening of two new regional fulfilment centres in time for the Christmas peak.
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NewsWatch: Argos Christmas ad highlights delivery credentials
Argos has used its Christmas advert to hammer home its fulfilment credentials as it bids to woo festive shoppers with its speedy delivery proposition.
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OpinionSainsbury's lights right fuses, but don't expect fireworks
Bonfire night may be just around the corner, but don’t expect too many fireworks from Sainsbury’s when it updates the market this week.
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NewsData: Toys and games market to be worth £4.9bn by 2022
The UK’s toys and games market will be worth almost £5bn by 2022 with online sales expected to drive the sector’s growth.
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AnalysisData: The UK's top 30 multichannel retailers
In 2017, there aren’t many retailers that don’t operate an ecommerce site, but being a successful multichannel retailer is so much more than simply opening an online store.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail design companies must fail fast
The Tech. conference from Retail Week should have attracted store designers as well as technology fans, so why weren’t they there?
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NewsSainsbury’s c-stores to launch Argos click-and-collect
Sainsbury’s has unveiled plans to launch an Argos click-and-collect service in 100 convenience stores as it ramps up its integration of the businesses.
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NewsMobile slowdown dims Dixons Carphone’s shine
Dixons Carphone released first-quarter results with a boost in sales across the board today – so why has its share price slumped?
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NewsSainsbury’s Argos digital boss Bodson to join Novartis
Sainsbury’s Argos chief digital and marketing officer Bertrand Bodson has been hired as pharmaceutical giant Novartis’ chief digital officer.