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Argos appoints John Walden as managing director
Argos has appointed John Walden as its new managing director.
Shop Direct chief executive Newton-Jones to exit
Shop Direct chief executive Mark Newton-Jones is to leave the home shopping giant.
Argos cuts or freezes 11,000 prices
Argos has frozen or cut 11,000 prices in its new catalogue, which will be distributed from tomorrow.
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Clearance drives strong John Lewis sales
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30,000 vote on Ann Summers model
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Asos to open data to external web developers
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Crate & Barrel puts UK store plans on hold
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Toys R Us gears up for Christmas
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Debenhams launches home catalogue to boost online sales
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"Harrods of the North" on market for £50m
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Lakeland warns of "miserable" 2011 despite profits rise last year
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Amazon installs collection lockers in office blocks
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Bargain hunters hit Boden profitability
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Boden profits surge 13% in 2010
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Crate & Barrel to start brand building as it prepares for first UK store opening
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Home Retail starts search for its new Argos boss
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Findel turnaround gathers steam with sales rise
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HoF clicks into a new gear
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WorldStores to create umbrella brand
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N Brown grows sales, but margins at risk
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Mamas & Papas aims for 30 more UK stores in five-year expansion
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Argos boosts multichannel offer with launch of live TV channel
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Argos TV shopping channel goes live
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Findel profits drop as its turnaround begins
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Smaller etailers’ group raps directive proposals
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Profits rise as M&S makes market share gains
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N Brown full year profits rise 5.5%
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Argos boss steps down as profits plunge
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Jack Wills banned from re-printing 'provocative' catalogue
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Next to ramp up online and Directory overseas
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Next posts profit rise and warns that retail landscape has been transformed
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Crew Clothing targets 50% online sales rise
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‘Mobile is the future’, says Shop Direct boss
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Next sales up as Directory outperforms stores
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Sir Stuart Rose linked to Argos bid
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Asda targets Argos in electronics price war
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Debenhams launches online-only lines to drive multichannel plan
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Argos continues to drag down Home Retail as profits slump
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Asda launches 'price war' on toys
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Wickes to shrink stores as web transforms retail
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Sales continue to fall at Argos owner Home Retail
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MyDeco gets backing of Groupon investor
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Sales slide at Argos
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Home Retail shares dip as broker sounds alarm
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Ann Summers takes clubwear in-store
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Broker pinpoints value in Home Retail
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Argos tunes in to new Emmerdale ad tie-up
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N Brown signs Flintoff as new face of Jacamo
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Alexon explores new financing options as like-for-likes remain flat
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JML to focus on growth through supply division
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Online sales soar 18% year-on-year as £5.3bn spent in May
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Troubled Findel kick-starts three-year turnaround plan
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Sales fall in May
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M&S shopfloor staff gain power to improve customer experience
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Brand Alley on track for first profits as it aims to double sales on UK site
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Argos pushes new products in a bid to combat tough trading
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Staples bolsters team to create consistent brand
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House of Fraser scouting for small click-and-collect stores
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Boden launches social network to boost loyalty
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Argos to drive engagement with TV channel
Catalogue in depth
Q&A: Shop Direct chief executive Mark Newton-Jones
During his eight years at Shop Direct, chief executive Mark Newton-Jones has transformed a struggling catalogue retailer into an online giant. As the retail boss reveals his plans to leave Shop Direct, Gemma Goldfingle finds out why it’s time to depart and what the future holds in store.
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Christmas adverts: Who are the winners and losers?
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Kingfisher’s Turkish adventure
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Roger McLaughlan
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Emerging retailers: Still flying high?
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Building an infrastructure for international trading
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Does the digital age mean the end for traditional store formats?
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Next sows new seeds of growth
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Ann Summers: A rampant rebrand
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Middle march
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Home is where the hurt is
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Sizing up the high street
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What lies in store for Argos?
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10 lessons to learn from Asos
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The catalogue retailer comes of age online
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How do you solve a problem like Ireland?
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Tying the retail knot
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Can you crack America?
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How to drive growth in a tough market
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The changing face of eBay
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Multichannel integration
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The challenges of multichannel
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Screwfix taps a new market
Comment
Duddy must stop Argos’s slide
News editor Nicola is has worked on the news desk at Retail Week for three years, covering property, furniture, DIY, and entertainment.







