Argos predicts toys destined for stardom on children’s wish lists this Christmas
Today, Thursday 16 June 2016, the UK’s leading toy retailer, Argos, reveals its predictions for the toys destined for stardom on children’s wish lists this Christmas.
Buyers on eBay could be collecting from Sainsbury’s under new deal, says Fastlane International
Marketplace delivery expert Fastlane International says Sainsbury’s bid for Argos could transform eBay’s click and collect service. It’s welcome news for eBay traders following yesterday’s gloomy forecast for 2016. Click and collect is fast becoming the most convenient way for many
Sainsbury’s able to repurpose space with HRG deal but analysts remain unconvinced by stores’ customer overlap
Sainsbury's £1.3bn offer for Argos parent, Home Retail Group, could be a brave and decisive move - allowing the retailer to diversify its appeal, repurpose its store space and simplify its own offering, according to analysts.
Cognito iQ revolutionises online shopping for Argos customers
Cognito iQ, the leading provider of cloud-based management solutions for the mobile workforce, has been selected by Argos to power the delivery intelligence for its Fast Trackservice, the first same day UK wide delivery service from a high street retailer.
Sainsbury’s plans for more Netto stores is best step to fighting discount threat, say analysts
Sainsbury’s plans to expand its Netto alliance is the best strategy for fighting the discount threat, according to leading retail analysts. Commenting on the retailer’s results for the three months to 9 January 2016 - Sainsbury’s posted a 0.4% fall in
Multi-channel offering at Argos would be boost for Sainsbury’s proposition, says e-commerce specialist
Acquiring Home Retail Group would have been a major coup for Sainsbury’s, according to the e-commerce agency, Ampersand. “Taking Argos, with its robust multi-channel offering, under its wing would have certainly boosted Sainsbury’s proposition," Darryl Adie, the Ampersand managing director,
Argos tackles shoppers’ biggest bugbear with launch of pavement ‘fast track’ lane
Argos has unveiled Britain’s first ever ‘Fast Track’ pedestrian shopping lane today in response to new research which found almost half (47%) the nation cite the slow pace of high streets as their biggest shopping bugbear. According to the research
Argos Click & Collect delivery option from eBay is ideally timed for Black Friday and Christmas, says ParcelHero
With just 25 working days until the Black Friday-Cyber Monday weekend, ParcelHero says eBay’s new Argos Click & Collect delivery options are ideally timed. There are only 25 working days until the Black Friday weekend and eight weeks until Christmas, and the
Argos and eBay sign wider multi-year partnership to offer nationwide fulfilment services to buyers and sellers
Argos and eBay today announce that they have signed a wider multi-year partnership making it easier and more convenient for both business and consumer sellers on eBay to offer unique fulfilment services. The partnership spans collection and drop-off at Argos
Argos uses predictive live chat technology to help customers get the information they need to shop online
Argos is helping online customers make choices about what products are best for them by offering live chat assistance powered by predictive analytics as they shop online. Working in partnership with intuitive customer experience firm [24]7, the approach is driven by [24]7’s
UK retailers dominate MasterCard’s inaugural Top App Index
The UK holds five of the top 20 mobile shopping apps in Europe, according to a new index created by MasterCard. The results of the Mobile Top App Index show that the UK stands out for the quality and quantity of its apps.
Argos partners with Cherokee to launch clothing, accessories and footwear for autumn/winter 2015
Argos has announced that it will be launching an exclusive UK fashion range with Cherokee, offering a range of clothing, accessories and footwear for the autumn/winter 2015 season. Customers will be able to choose from a range of high quality,
Argos set to launch new spring/summer 2015 range
Argos is launching its spring/summer 2015 range on Saturday 17 January, with thousands of new products available across toys, technology, homewares and furniture including top brands Lego, Dualit, Trespass, Bush and Philips. The full Argos range of over 52,000 products can be
Argos report highlights how retail behaviour changes during the festive season
The average shopper expects to spend a whopping £365 on Christmas presents this year, whether that is through pounding the pavements of the high street and retail parks or from the comfort of our own homes. That’s according to the
More than half of online traffic to Argos on Cyber Monday to come from phones and tablets, retailer reports
As one of the biggest shopping weekends of 2014 approaches, leading online retailer Argos is predicting a UK mobile shopping frenzy this year with more visits than ever to its website and apps on Cyber Monday coming from shoppers using smartphones and
New Look and Argos are latest brands to join new gifting app, Giftcloud
Two big name high street retailers are the latest brands to join a digital gifting platform to enable their customers to send gifts to their friends and family via their smartphones and tablets; using Facebook, SMS or email. New Look
Home Retail Group goes live with enterprise social media management platform from Sabio
Home Retail Group report it has successfully gone live with an enterprise social media management platform to further strengthen its multi-channel offering for its Argos, Homebase and Habitat brands. The retail group selected customer contact technology specialist Sabio to deploy a social customer service solution that has already
Argos trials Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-based footfall counting solution with Ipsos Retail Performance
Ipsos Retail Performance, the global retail and footfall consultant, is working with Argos to trial a new footfall counting solution that tracks the in store movements of customers through the observation Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals from mobile devices. The solution
Argos launches marketing campaign for new home and furniture brand, Heart of House
Argos is heralding the launch of Heart of House, its first ever home and furniture power brand, with a through-the-line campaign, kicking off with TV advertising on 25 August 2014 and running across press, digital, social and PR. The campaign, which was
Argos launches augmented reality in customer app
Argos is incorporating augmented reality technology into its publications and customer apps on the largest scale ever by a UK retailer, the company claims. More than 300 pieces of augmented reality content have been built into the new Argos catalogue
Argos and eBay move to next stage of click & collect partnership
Argos and eBay oday announced they have entered an agreement to extend their offering of click & collect services via Argos stores. This extension will enable shoppers to select products from a much wider range of eBay sellers for collection from
Argos launches NFC in 40 stores to drive app downloads and increase mobile sales
Argos has launched NFC technology in 40 stores, enabling shoppers to use their smartphones to engage with store staff to receive the latest offers and download its mobile app. The NFC capability has been introduced in partnership with Proxama, the
SMEs given chance to work with Argos and P&G in IC tomorrow’s digital innovation competition
Small businesses are being offered the chance to work with some of the country’s biggest brands, including Argos and Procter & Gamble, through a new digital innovation competition run by IC tomorrow, part of the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy
Christmas surge in click and collect points way toward multi-channel future, says Foolproof
New research shows click and collect was the success story for retailers this Christmas, with 20% of shoppers buying items online for in-store collection in the run-up to the festive season. Experience design agency Foolproof asked 1000 shoppers whether they had
Click and collect enables orders up to 19 December and collection until the 24th on eBay
This Christmas sees the first year eBay has offered a convenient new click and collect choice for the nation’s shoppers. As technology becomes an increasingly important part of the way we shop, Click and Collect services, which allow people to
