All Argos articles – Page 9
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NewsSainsbury’s buoyed by Argos as costs climb in full year
Sainsbury’s full-year profits slipped, with bumper festive sales at Argos propping up its core food business.
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NewsSainsbury’s sweetens offer with tasty new tie-up
Sainsbury’s has struck up a partnership with upmarket cake brand Patisserie Valerie and is expanding its tie-up with Sushi Gourmet.
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OpinionOpinion: Sainsbury’s cannot lose appetite for groceries
Sainsbury’s journey towards becoming a food and non-food powerhouse to rival the likes of John Lewis reached two more milestones last month.
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NewsSainsbury’s Argos’s Bodson named UK’s top digital boss
Sainsbury’s Argos’s chief digital and marketing officer Bertrand Bodson has been named the UK’s chief digital officer of the year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The rise of the multi-brand store
Retailers are under pressure to make maximum use of their real-estate portfolios and, as Ben Cooper reports, the multi-fascia store could be the answer.
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NewsToday in retail: Habitat’s safe home with Sainsbury’s
Habitat’s future was thrown into doubt when Homebase, where it previously operated concessions, was sold to Bunnings parent company Wesfarmers.
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NewsSainsbury’s ramps up plans for Argos and Habitat
Sainsbury’s is ramping up its efforts to integrate the Argos and Habitat businesses after lifting the lid on its latest plans to build the businesses.
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OpinionReal-life retail: Membership and social media spats
A daily eavesdrop on retail talking points and the latest industry developments – please share your thoughts in the comments section.
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NewsPeople moves: Arcadia loses Fiona Ross and Mary Homer
Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group is in a state of flux after a flurry of resignations by executives from Evans, Topshop, Burton and Miss Selfridge.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Boots, The Body Shop and more
Retail news round-up: Boots reports drop in sales, CJ group interested in The Body Shop and Argos to launch own-brand products
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NewsToday in retail: Tesco, Booker, Argos and Smiggle
When was the last time you went shopping in the middle of the night?
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NewsWatch: Argos talks up same-day delivery with new ad
Sainsbury’s-owned Argos has emphasised its convenience credentials in a new 80-day ad campaign that hits screens later this week.
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DataData: Top 20 retailers by UK online sales
Retail Week Prospect’s league table of the largest retailers by UK online sales does not throw up many surprises, with Amazon continuing to lead the way, well ahead of Tesco.
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NewsWatch: Habitat fuels brand revival under Sainsbury’s
Homeware retailer Habitat has launched a new TV ad campaign as it continues to reinvigorate its brand credentials under the ownership of Sainsbury’s.
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OpinionTesco’s Booker deal deserves benefit of the doubt
A shareholder revolt against Tesco’s proposed merger with Booker has called into question the merits of the deal.
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AnalysisThe technology shaking up the supply chain
In the first of a new series examining how to get ready for tomorrow’s supply chain, Ben Cooper investigates the supply chain disruptors keeping retailers on their toes.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Argos sales beat Sainsbury's
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Argos outperforming parent company Sainsbury’s in fourth-quarter results in the nine weeks to March 11.
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NewsSainsbury's axes Phone Shops amid store services review
Sainsbury’s is axing Phone Shops from its supermarkets following a review of its “in-store services”, putting 160 jobs at risk.
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OpinionOpinion: Food retail has been hit by lack of strategy
It has become a meaningless cliché to talk about the increasing speed of change in retail, yet the recent dramatic news from the grocery trade is hard to keep up with.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tough times call for stores strategy rethink
2017 could be the year that retailers find themselves at a crossroads and have to decide what to do with their sprawling estates. But which way to turn? John Ryan reports.