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Home Retail Group comprises Argos, the UK’s only high street catalogue retailer and Homebase, the second largest DIY specialist chain. Both formats’ sales have declined in three of the latest four years, with the rate of decline having accelerated sharply in 2011/12 and profits having slumped. Argos sales were £3.87bn and Homebase sales were £1.51bn in 2011/12.

Online is just part of the plan as nearly all purchases are likely to be multichannel in some way

Analysis: Will Argos’ new digital model prove successful?

10-May-2013 | By

Argos is six months into a five-year transformational plan. Managing director John Walden talks to Rebecca Thomson about the retailer’s journey to become a digital leader.

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Comment: Argos’ digital quest for success

9-May-2013 | By

Despite improvement at the flagship Argos business, parent Home Retail’s shares fell after its full-year results.

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