Argos

Argos is a British retailer established in November 1972. Argos was acquired by Sainsbury’s in September 2016 and trades through the supermarket's stores and online. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Argos and the general merchandise sector.

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Ranking: The Top 10 UK retailers for customer satisfaction
2026-07-09T06:48:00+01:00By George Arnett
John Lewis was the highest-rated retailer for customer satisfaction in the July edition of a long-running barometer published by the Institute of Customer Service, but retailers are now rated lower than banks on average
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Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts says grocery inflation not as bad as feared
2026-06-30T15:14:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
The CEO of Sainsbury’s says grocery inflation in the UK has not reached the levels he feared earlier in the year and calls on Andy Burnham to support food retailers.
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Sainsbury’s boss joins chorus of retailers warning on Middle East war impact
2026-04-23T13:29:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev
While delivering another strong set of results, Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts was cautious about the effects of the ongoing war and called on the government to do more to stamp out rising prices.

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Ranking: the retailers with the greatest estimated media value on their social posts

2026-04-01T06:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

As the cost of paid social marketing rises, we’ve teamed up with Sprout Social to show you the retailer social media posts with the highest earned media value (EMV). In other words, what the brand exposure of a post is worth in cash.

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Currys: What does the future hold following Baldock’s exit?

2026-03-30T15:17:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

In a surprise announcement last week, the Currys board revealed that its chief executive of eight years, Alex Baldock, has decided to leave the business to take on a new external position

Chart: Why Argos is #1 in the Digital Capability Index
2026-03-04T15:36:00+00:00By George Arnett
Argos tops new ranking of retailers’ digital capabilities
2026-03-03T10:00:00+00:00By George Arnett
Asda, AI and DCI report – what we learned at LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer 2026
2026-03-03T15:59:00+00:00By Retail Week staff
Sainsbury’s puts 300 jobs at risk under restructuring plans
2026-02-26T17:23:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev

Partnership update: Argos’ marketplace venture, Temu’s test and inspection services collaboration, and more
2026-02-17T07:00:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
‘Could Amazon’s ecommerce strength be challenged as rivals seek to shift power balance?’
2026-02-12T12:59:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Argos to launch marketplace as it seeks to maximise strengths
2026-02-09T07:59:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Marketplaces: which retailers have added them to their businesses?
2026-02-09T14:55:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne

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