Argos
This coverage examines Argosโs operations and strategy within the UK retail sector, focusing on store performance, catalogue and online business, distribution logistics, product assortment, and leadership decisions. Reporting highlights how Argos navigates omnichannel retail, evolving consumer habits, and competitive pressures โ offering insight for executives, managers, and professionals in home goods, general merchandise, and multichannel retail operations.
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May- 2019 -1 MaySupermarkets
Failed Asda merger costs Sainsburyโs ยฃ46m
Sainsbury’s has incurred costs of ยฃ46m over its failed merger with Asda, after the CMA blocked the deal over concerns that it would lead to โincreased prices in stores, online and at many petrol stations across the UKโ. According to the โBig Fourโ grocer, the figure is principally comprised of…
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Mar- 2019 -18 MarchAdvice
How retailers can keep up with the pace of change
Has the future of retail ever looked so bleak? From crumbling giants like HMV and Hammerson to headline-grabbing losses at Laura Ashley and Paperchase, itโs fair to wonder what the future holds for the high street. Factors like cold weather and inflation havenโt helped the recent slump, but itโs the…
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14 MarchAnalysis
The click-and-collect phenomenon
The UK retail landscape is facing unprecedented pressures as British shopping habits continue to undergo a radical transformation. With consumers crying out for a more interactive, seamless and personalised experience in-store, it can be difficult for retailers to know how to keep footfall. Through merging the best of digital and…
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7 MarchAdvice
Are retailers too focused on Christmas advertising?
Now we are almost a quarter of our way into 2019, itโs interesting to look back at retailersโ advertising techniques from the festive season. Nowadays, Christmas wouldnโt be complete without the anticipated launch of retailersโ blockbuster ads โ for 2018, John Lewis collaborated with Elton John and Sainsburyโs aired a…
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Feb- 2019 -19 FebruaryEntertainment
Game and Argosโ market share boosted by major game releases
Game and Argos have reported increased growth in physical entertainment market shares for the 12 weeks to 13 January 2019, growing faster than the rate of large online retailers such as Amazon and Ebay. According to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel, sales of games, videos and music at Game…
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1 FebruaryHigh Street
Moss Bros eyeing Debenhams interim chair
Fashion retailer, Moss Bros is looking at Debenhams interim chair Terry Duddy to replace its outgoing chair Debbie Hewitt. Duddy, who used to lead Home Retail Group, the group responsible for Argos, Habitat and Homebase is on a shortlist of targets according to reports by Sky News. Duddy took over…
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Jan- 2019 -22 JanuaryAdvice
Four key trends that will shape retail over the next 12 months
โRetailers need to be ready for an onslaught of industry change. They need to look at store standards and up their gameโฆ in order to competeโ former Landmark Wholesale MD, Martin William forewarned in 2018. Industry change is certainly happening, but itโs by no means all bad news. New โexperimentalโ…
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17 JanuaryEconomy
Smartphone shopping to reach record usage in 2019
In 2019, and for the first time ever, consumers will be as likely to shop on their smartphones as they would a laptop or desktop, according to research by price comparison and switching service, uSwitch.com. Shoppers plan to spend ยฃ25bn using their smartphones this year, a ยฃ10bn rise on 2018.…
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9 JanuarySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s Q3 sales decline 1.1% due to โcautiousโ customers
Sainsburyโs has reported a 1.1% decline in like-for-like sales during its third quarter which it has attributed to โcautious customer spendingโ. During the 15 week period ending 5 January the โbig fourโ grocer experienced a 0.4% increase in grocery sales, however this was offset by a ย by 2.3% and 0.2%…
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Nov- 2018 -30 NovemberSupermarkets
Sainsburyโs introduces food bank โpriority itemโ labels
Sainsburyโs has announced it will introduce new food bank โpriority itemโ labels for its products following a successful trial in Exeter. The labels aim to inform customers of what their local food banks need, customers will then be able to make donations in an area behind the checkouts. The new…
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