All Argos articles – Page 49
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AnalysisShipping costs: High prices on the high seas
Expert negotiating and management of inventory will both be necessary if retailers are to protect their margins from the kind of rise in shipping costs seen recently
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AnalysisLetting the tills ring out
Getting store operations right at Christmas is vital to a successful festive trading period. Liz Morrell looks at the five big issues facing retailers this year
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NewsFashion retailers more positive as sector lifts
General retailers held their own in the run-up to Wednesday’s results from fashion groups French Connection and Next, which both made bullish noises about performance.
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NewsArgos performance dents Home Retail profits
Argos owner Home Retail Group expects full-year profits to come in at the low end of expectations after suffering a second quarter sales fall at flagship chain Argos.
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NewsOcado shares up by 5% ahead of update
General store stocks improved compared with their recent weak showing but the sector remains well down over the year in comparison with food groups and the All-Share index.
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OpinionTime for Argos to help itself
What has almost 1,000 pages and sells everything from air beds to yoga mats? It’s not Argos’s latest big book, but Tesco’s.
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NewsArgos sues shipping company
Argos is suing container shipping company AP Moller-Maersk for more than $13m (£8.4m) over accusations it reneged on a contract.
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NewsMultiyork appoints Indira Thambiah as chairman
Privately owned furniture group Multiyork has appointed former Argos multichannel chief Indira Thambiah as its new executive chairman.
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NewsWolfson and Harris: tough times in store
Bellwether retailers Carpetright and Next spooked the City on Tuesday with cautious updates presaging punishing times for the stores sector.
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NewsArgos trials same-day delivery service
Argos is trialling a same-day delivery service in London which will allow customers the option of having their reserved item couriered in as little as 90 minutes.
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AnalysisMarketing budgets: Something to shout about
Despite the uncertain outlook some argue that it is more important than ever to advertise your business, writes Liz Morrell
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AnalysisEmail marketing: Hot mail
Personalising and targeting email marketing campaigns delivers the best results, finds Joanne Ellul
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News1,500 items cheaper in new Argos catalogue
Argos has cut the prices of 1,500 products in its autumn/winter catalogue, which launches tomorrow, and is introducing a video game trade-in service in all stores.
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NewsArgos files law suit over toxic sofas
Insurers to Argos have launched a £13m law suit against the leather technology supplier in connection with the toxic sofas the retailer sold to consumers.
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AnalysisThe customer knows best
OC&C’s customer research on a selection of retailers and their propositions will give the high street plenty to think about
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GalleryPhoto Gallery: BT Retail Week Technology Awards
The masters of all things hi-tech gathered for this year’s BT Retail Week Technology to commend the best of the boffins. Comedian Rufus Hound was on hand to dish out the prizes
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OpinionBaptism of fire awaits the new grocery chiefs
Falling inflation isn’t the only reason why it feels a golden age of grocery retailing is coming to an end. Three of the big four are either under new chief executives or soon will be.
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NewsHome Retail fails to score TV sales growth from World Cup
Home Retail Group failed to gain a pre-World Cup TV sales increase, as several rivals did, as overall like-for-like sales at flagship chain Argos fell 8.1% in the 13 weeks to May 29.