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Since Sainsbury's acquired Argos, more and more standalone stores have been moved into a nearby Sainsbury's store. On 25 September 2019, Sainsbury's announced that over 50 Argos stores would be closing or relocating in order to cut costs. Stores also began to feature digital computers as well as printed catalogues to save costs.
Sainsbury's submitted a revised offer of £1.3 billion on 2 February 2016, with a deadline of 23 February to make a firm bid. [14] Steinhoff International submitted a rival bid of £1.4 billion on 19 February. [15] Steinhoff abandoned its bid on 18 March 2016, while Sainsbury's submitted a formal bid of £1.4 billion. [16]
In the United Kingdom, the sole national general goods catalogue merchant left in the high street market is Argos. [2] Former catalogue retailers include Littlewoods , [ 3 ] which owned the 'Index' brand as a high street competitor to Argos and Kays , which unlike Argos and Littlewoods/Index had no shops and sold only by postal orders.
Sales at Sainsbury's fell by 0.7% over the crucial Christmas trading period, dragged down by a slump at Argos.
Sainsbury's also plans to open 110 new convenience stores despite the closures in a cost-cutting drive. Sainsbury's and Argos to close dozens of stores Skip to main content
Habitat (a trading name of Argos Limited) is a brand of household furnishings in the United Kingdom and the main homewares brand within the Sainsbury's group.. Founded in 1964 by Sir Terence Conran, it merged with a number of other retailers in the 1980s to create Storehouse plc, before the latter sold Habitat to the Ikano Group, owned by the Kamprad family, in 1992.
The supermarket giant aims to shut its Argos warehouse in Basildon, Essex, and a depot in Heywood, Greater Manchester, by 2026. More than 1,400 jobs affected as Sainsbury’s closes two depots ...
Argos — is a catalogue retailer with a chain of shops and an online store. Established in 1972, its headquarters is in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Its parent company is Sainsbury's. Its 2016 revenue was £4.1 billion and its 2016 operating income was £83.1 million. Aria Films — is a film production, finance, and consultancy company ...