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Home Retail cuts red tape with landmark agreement

8-May-2012 10:10 am | By Alex Lawson

Home Retail Group has signed a health and safety agreement with a local council that reduce red tape across the country.

The Argos store is not dead, insists Home Retail’s Duddy

3-May-2012 7:00 am | By George MacDonald

Home Retail chief executive stands by bricks in face of fierce criticism.

Infographic: Argos full year results

2-May-2012 4:14 pm

As Home Retail Group revealed that pre-tax profits slumped by 60%, we take a closer look at the numbers.

Home Retail profits slump as Argos struggles

2-May-2012 8:30 am | By Alex Lawson

Home Retail Group pre-tax profits slumped by 60% as Argos battled a weak electricals market.

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Argos under review as Walden appoints adviser

30-Apr-2012 5:24 pm | By Tiffany Holland

New Argos managing director John Walden has ordered a review of the retailer, appointing OC&C Strategy Consulting to advise it on strategy.

Home Retail Group chairman Stocken stands down

29-Mar-2012 9:50 am | By Gemma Goldfingle

Home Retail Group chairman Oliver Stocken is to step down as chairman and is to be replaced by John Coombe.

Argos launches TV shopping on Freesat

25-Oct-2011 9:28 am | By George MacDonald
Retail suffers as bad news hits confidence

October 21 2011 | By Tim Danaher
Mothercare suffers but retail improves

October 14 2011 | By George MacDonald
Argos will not close stores, says Duddy

28-Sep-2011 12:26 pm | By Nicola Harrison
Sales continue to fall at Argos owner Home Retail

September 16 2011
Home Retail appoints managing director for Habitat

13-Sep-2011 3:07 pm | By Nicola Harrison
Homebase launches painting and decorating service

13-Sep-2011 9:24 am | By Gemma Goldfingle
Sales slide at Argos

8-Sep-2011 8:42 am | By George MacDonald
Homebase brings its best offer to the table

1-Sep-2011 8:34 am
Home Retail shares dip as broker sounds alarm

August 26 2011
Home Retail starts search for its new Argos boss

August 19 2011
Retailers count the cost as looters attack stores

August 12 2011
Store stocks bear up despite wave of riots

August 12 2011 | By George MacDonald
Broker pinpoints value in Home Retail

August 12 2011
Argos tunes in to new Emmerdale ad tie-up

4-Aug-2011 9:43 am | By George MacDonald
Stakebuilding raises Blacks’ share price

July 29 2011 | By George MacDonald
Home Retail confirms Habitat deal, but rest of UK business enters administration

24-Jun-2011 11:09 am | By Jennifer Creevy , Nicola Harrison
Sales slump at Argos, but Homebase holds up

9-Jun-2011 8:55 am | By Tim Danaher
Homebase owner in licensing talks with Habitat

6-Jun-2011 9:50 am | By Nicola Harrison
Electricals market hit by World Cup comps

June 3 2011 | By George MacDonald
Home Retail chief executive Duddy's bonus halved

2-Jun-2011 10:10 am | By George MacDonald
Tesco shares down but brokers confident

28-Apr-2011 3:43 pm | By George MacDonald
Argos pushes new products in a bid to combat tough trading

April 28 2011 | By George MacDonald
Argos boss steps down as profits plunge

20-Apr-2011 8:31 am | By George MacDonald
Bad news hammers store stocks yet again

April 8 2011 | By Tim Danaher
Bank holiday battle

April 1 2011 | By George MacDonald
Higher income shoppers will keep spending

March 25 2011
Home Retail lowers forecasts after dip in sales at Argos

10-Mar-2011 9:01 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Royal wedding bank holiday to hit store costs

February 11 2011
Argos-owner Home Retail ran slide-rule over Blacks

27-Jan-2011 9:09 am | By George MacDonald
Argos-owner Home Retail reports better than expected Christmas

13-Jan-2011 8:35 am | By George MacDonald
Dixons, Home Retail and HMV among most at risk from snow disruption

21-Dec-2010 9:48 am | By George MacDonald
Asda trials Argos-style ordering service

29-Oct-2010 8:40 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Argos poised for return to the clothing market

22-Oct-2010 0:00 am | By George MacDonald , Laura Weir
Alliance Boots hires Home Retail director

7-Oct-2010 10:37 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Argos performance dents Home Retail profits

9-Sep-2010 9:18 am | By George MacDonald
Home Retail and Game expected FTSE casualties

September 3, 2010
Sector fears cause general retailers to be downgraded

September 3, 2010
Next update and BRC data hits retail stocks

August 13, 2010 | By George MacDonald
Wolfson and Harris: tough times in store

August 6, 2010 | By George MacDonald , Nicola Harrison
1,500 items cheaper in new Argos catalogue

July 23, 2010
B&Q to open small city centre stores

22-Jun-2010 8:49 am | By George MacDonald
Home Retail fails to score TV sales growth from World Cup

June 18, 2010 | By Lisa Berwin
Budget drives rise in stock held by short sellers

June 18, 2010
Argos iPhone app hits 500,000 downloads

17-Jun-2010 9:40 am | By Nicola Harrison
Argos like-for-like sales fall 8.1%

10-Jun-2010 8:48 am | By Lisa Berwin
More Asda acquisitions likely, say analysts

June 4, 2010
Retail stock buoyant despite election fears

May 7, 2010 | By George MacDonald
Argos aims to fend off supermarket competition with store revamps

April 30, 2010 | By Nicola Harrison
Home Retail pre-tax profits slip 11%

28-Apr-2010 8:48 am | By Jennifer Creevy
City sticks with Tesco but share price falters

April 23, 2010 | By George MacDonald
Andy Bond to advise Walmart on new international markets

April 16, 2010 | By Tim Danaher
Asda bid speculation lifts Home Retail

April 16, 2010
Green consumer market bigger than thought, Homebase study shows

26-Mar-2010 8:52 am | By George MacDonald
Home Retail to beat City forecasts

March 19, 2010
Stores shares lifted as retail interest piqued

March 19, 2010 | By George MacDonald
Homebase unveils networking website

5-Mar-2010 11:16 am | By Nicola Harrison
SuperGroup confident of IPO success as others falter

February 19, 2010 | By Lisa Berwin , Tim Danaher
Goldman Sachs eyes recovery in retail opportunities

February 19, 2010
Homebase takes on DIY rivals with revamped value offering

February 5, 2010
Argos modernises logo in brand refresh as new catalogue launches

January 22, 2010 | By George MacDonald
Consumer fears overshadow ‘super Thursday’ updates

January 22, 2010 | By George MacDonald
Snow causes retailers to shut up shop

6-Jan-2010 3:55 pm | By Jennifer Creevy
Argos to undergo brand revamp

October 23, 2009 | By George MacDonald
Home Retail Group reveals better than expected first half

21-Oct-2009 8:34 am | By Nicola Harrison
Homebase launches ‘biggest ever’ home and garden consumer survey

13-Oct-2009 11:52 am | By Nicola Harrison
Signs of improvement for big-ticket retailers

September 18, 2009
Blinding light bulb sales as ban sparks hoarding

September 4, 2009 | By Nicola Harrison
Analysts cautious on Home Retail

August 28, 2009
Home Retail Group sounds alarm on credit insurance risks

21-Aug-2009 0:00 am | By Nicola Harrison
Argos prices 24% more expensive in Republic of Ireland

18-Aug-2009 8:49 am | By Nicola Harrison
Homebase scores for Home Retail Group

June 19, 2009 | By Oliver Robertson
Argos trials festival store at Isle of Wight

June 12, 2009
Home Retail boss misses bonus

2-Jun-2009 8:14 am | By Lisa Berwin
Wickes reveals like-for-like rise as DIY rallies

May 15, 2009
Home Retail Group divides City

May 8, 2009
Reassuring updates propel retail shares again

May 1, 2009 | By George MacDonald
Argos gears up for July launch of Chad Valley

May 1, 2009
‘Stupendous’ week for general retail stocks

April 9, 2009 | By George MacDonald
Homebase joins Nectar with plans to up marketing

20-Mar-2009 12:53 pm
Home Retail profits hold up but outlook tough

20-Mar-2009 7:00 am
Sara Weller: retailers will expect multichannel ventures to pay their way

19-Mar-2009 10:30 am | By George MacDonald
Home Retail cuts 300 jobs at head office

6-Mar-2009 6:00 am
Sterling's frailty poses threat to retail stocks

6-Mar-2009 5:00 am | By George MacDonald
Wickes chief warns ‘there isn’t room’ for DIY big four

27-Feb-2009 8:00 am | By Nicola Harrison
Top retailers lobby Government to reverse rate rise

25-Feb-2009 8:42 am | By George MacDonald
Argos email campaign lifts customer review response

4-Feb-2009 12:35 pm | By Joanna Perry
Homebase is in consultation with up to 300 of its staff as the struggling DIY retailer seeks to adjust its store leadership structure for the difficult trading environment.

30-Jan-2009 0:00 am
Argos confirms it will discontinue Indian trial

28-Jan-2009 3:19 pm | By Amy Shields
Homebase in consultation with 300 store staff

28-Jan-2009 10:13 am | By Nicola Harrison
Argos changes tack on prices

23-Jan-2009 7:00 am | By George MacDonald
Home Retail Group buys Chad Valley toy brand

20-Jan-2009 4:16 pm | By Nicola Harrison
Homebase in talks with restructuring specialists

16-Jan-2009 9:44 am | By Nicola Harrison
Retailers' pre-Christmas Sales to hit new record

23-Dec-2008 8:51 am | By Nicola Harrison
Argos launches biggest ever Christmas Sale

17-Dec-2008 3:53 pm | By Nicola Harrison
Home Retail Group purchases two electricals brands

27-Nov-2008 9:20 am | By Nicola Harrison
Key Argos supplier hits the buffers

6-Nov-2008 9:28 am | By Nicola Harrison
Homebase in head office shake up

4-Nov-2008 8:48 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Argos error causes shoppers to be charged twice

29-Oct-2008 9:39 am | By John Ryan
Retailers criticised for high-interest pre-pay schemes

28-Oct-2008 10:16 am | By Nicola Harrison
Retailers criticised for high-interest pre-pay schemes

28-Oct-2008 9:10 am | By Nicola Harrison
Tough outlook for Home Retail as profits fall

22-Oct-2008 8:55 am | By George MacDonald
Argos to recruit far fewer seasonal staff this Christmas

30-Sep-2008 3:35 pm | By George MacDonald
Argos like-for-likes nosedive in second quarter

11-Sep-2008 8:12 am | By George MacDonald
Argos reaches pay settlement with staff

19-Aug-2008 10:46 am | By Nicola Harrison
OFT clears Home Retail acquisition of Focus stores

7-Aug-2008 4:15 pm | By Lisa Berwin
Argos strike back on

30-Jul-2008 12:41 pm | By Nicola Harrison
Argos celebrates 35th birthday with biggest catalogue to date

25-Jul-2008 4:00 pm | By Thomas Whittaker
Argos strike suspended

23-Jul-2008 4:09 pm | By Nicola Harrison
Argos staff vote to strike

7-Jul-2008 9:03 am | By George MacDonald
Argos staff hold strike ballot as 4% pay increase rejected

4-Jul-2008 8:00 am
Home Retail Q1 stable but tough times ahead

20-Jun-2008 12:10 pm
Argos like-for-likes top expectations

12-Jun-2008 8:22 am | By Amy Shields
Morgan Stanley turns positive, but upbeat sentiment shortlived

6-Jun-2008 3:25 pm | By George MacDonald
Argos faces strike action

14-May-2008 8:47 am | By Jennifer Creevy
Argos to launch flatpack houses

6-May-2008 10:02 am | By Mark Faithfull
Next takes Home Retail to court over copycat furniture claims

1-May-2008 1:06 pm
Retailers sign environmental pledge

30-Apr-2008 8:55 am | By Katie Kilgallen
Home Retail profits climb

30-Apr-2008 8:15 am | By George MacDonald
Home Retail Group: the City view

24-Apr-2008 2:18 pm
Retail takes body blow as stocks plunge after Bear Stearns crisis

19-Mar-2008 12:17 pm | By George MacDonald
Argos sales rise, but Homebase struggles

13-Mar-2008 8:20 am | By James Thompson
Moss Bros shares spike as offer from Baugur fuels investor fight

5-Mar-2008 12:40 pm | By George MacDonald
Jobs threatened as Argos shuts Castleford DC

28-Feb-2008 3:48 pm
OFT probes Home Retail's Focus deal

18-Feb-2008 8:36 am | By Lisa Berwin
Argos Ireland strike called off

18-Dec-2007 9:16 am | By George MacDonald
Argos hit by Irish strike in key Christmas period

6-Dec-2007 3:33 pm | By George MacDonald
Focus store disposals to raise £68 million

15-Oct-2007 9:55 am | By George MacDonald

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A glimpse of the Morrisons of the future

February 25 2011 | By Jennifer Creevy

As Morrisons boss Dalton Philips prepares to update the City, Jennifer Creevy visits the Leeds ‘lab store’ to reveal the direction he is taking the grocer in

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10 things you didn’t know about Home Retail Group

2-May-2012 2:36 pm | By Rebecca Thomson

Argos owner Home Retail Group announced a 60% slump in pre-tax profits today. Here’s 10 things you might not know about the business.

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Analysis: The future of the Argos store network

2-May-2012 11:21 am | By George MacDonald
Q&A: Argos' new boss John Walden

23-Feb-2012 2:51 pm | By Nicola Harrison
Home is where the hurt is

July 1 2011 | By Nicola Harrison
What lies in store for Argos?

20-Jun-2011 0:00 am | By Tim Danaher
Reasons to be cheerful

May 6 2011
Stamping out online fraud

February 11 2011 | By Liz Morrell
Time for retail to come in from the cold

3-Feb-2011 7:00 am | By Charlotte Hardie
Delivering a decade of top shopping destinations

October 29 2010 | By Mark Faithfull
Promoted to death?

September 24, 2010 | By George MacDonald
The green team

April 23, 2010 | By Joanna Perry
An Easter battle come rain or shine

April 1, 2010 | By Nicola Harrison
Andy Bond: Asda is ready for battle ahead

February 26, 2010 | By Jennifer Creevy
Waste Management: Retail is not a throwaway business

October 16, 2009 | By Liz Morrell
Top 50 retailers: Retail’s premier league

3-Jul-2009 11:00 am | By Robert Clark
Home Retail Group: the City view

1-May-2008 12:41 pm | By George MacDonald
Women in retail: It’s a man’s world

22-Nov-2007 4:41 pm | By Katie Kilgallen , Charlotte Hardie
Can Duddy keep grocers at bay?

22-Nov-2007 2:35 pm | By George MacDonald
Retail parks innovate as DIY stores slow expansion

11-Oct-2007 11:18 am | By Mark Faithfull

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Threat of store closures for Argos

May 4 2012 | By Chris Brook-Carter

Home Retail’s troubling full-year figures and the appointment of strategy consultants OC&C by new Argos boss John Walden has put the spotlight on the future of the general merchandiser’s store portfolio.

Nick Bubb's verdict: The outlook for Argos

2-May-2012 12:45 pm | By Nick Bubb
Winners and losers

Janaury 6 2012 | By Nicola Harrison
Comment: Home Retail Group needs more emphasis on click-and-collect

December 2 2011 | By Robert Clark
Argos will have to fight in China

October 28 2011 | By George MacDonald
Time to make a judgement call

September 2 2011 | By George MacDonald
Preparing for the golden quarter

August 26 2011 | By George MacDonald
From crisis comes opportunity

July 15 2011 | By George MacDonald
Argos down but not out

April 28 2011
Promotions are vital in today’s retail world

September 17, 2010 | By Tim Danaher
Don’t read the last rites yet

September 17, 2010 | By George MacDonald
Time for Argos to help itself

September 3, 2010 | By George MacDonald
Flat outlook for retail shares

August 13, 2010 | By George MacDonald
Baptism of fire awaits the new grocery chiefs

June 18, 2010 | By Tim Danaher
Property on the board

1-Jun-2010 10:02 am | By Tim Danaher
The big questions for Andy Bond’s successor

April 16, 2010 | By Tim Danaher
Multichannel retail’s pioneers

February 12, 2010 | By George MacDonald
A kick in the ballots

July 10, 2009 | By George MacDonald
The Retail Week – June 13, 2008

13-Jun-2008 9:11 am | By Tim Danaher
Hopes live on for Boots debt deal

8-May-2008 5:16 pm | By George MacDonald