Entries in 'argos' (37)
Argos owner suffers 60% profit slump
The Home Retail Group has suffered a 60 per cent year-on-year decline in profits after a poor performance from Argos.
Nintendo embarks on fresh Kid Icarus retail press
Kid Icarus: Uprising is to come under the spotlight once again as Nintendo kicks off a fresh round of retail promotions for the title.
Argos sales decline 8.5%
Home Retail Group has revealed that its Argos chain suffered an 8.5 per cent decline in like-for-like sales for the eight weeks ending March 3rd.
New Argos CEO plots radical reinvention
The new boss of Argos says he has been given a clean sheet from Home Retail Chairman Oliver Stocken to embark upon a brand new strategy for the catalogue retailer.
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Argos dates Kinect Star Wars for April
The new Argos catalogue released this weekend has dated Kinect Star Wars for April in the UK.
Argos: Pre-owned failed to meet expectations
Mass market retailer Argos has told MCV why it has withdrawn from the second-hand games market.
Argos withdraws from pre-owned market
Generalist retailer Argos has ceased offering second-hand video games.
Argos owner suffers profits collapse
Home Retail Group, the owning company of catalogue chain Argos, has reported a shocking set of numbers in its half-year financial report.
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Games Retail Guide 2011
MCV's annual High Street directory provides an overview of every buying team for each key UK video games retailer, as well as up-to-date store counts, company profiles and contact details.
Amazon tops online rankings list
Amazon UK and Argos have stayed at last year's number one and two spots respectively, while Tesco has knocked Play.com off the number three spot, moving it down one place ...
Games hit Argos profits as MD steps down
Argos’ parent company Home Retail Group has reported a drop in full year profits.
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Argos blames games for trading slump
The Home Retail Group has warned its profits won't reach its previous estimates.
Argos sales dip 4.9%
Argos has posted a 4.9 per cent like-for-like drop in sales to £1,861m from August 29th, 2010 to January 1, 2011.
ASA bans Argos Xmas ad
The Advertising Standards Agency has banned an Argos TV ad because of its misinformation regarding the retailer’s delivery service.
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Toys R Us blames games for low sales
Toys R Us has posted international sales of $965m for its second quarter ending July 31, 2010 – a drop of $26m year-on-year.
Argos hit by “challenging” game sales
Catalogue retailer Argos has posted a five per cent year-on-year dip in sales to £924m in its fiscal quarter ending August 28th.
Argos brings used games to all stores
All Argos stores will offer a video game trade-in service from Saturday July 24th.
Argos clarifies pre-owned ambitions
Retailer Argos has confirmed to MCV that its pre-owned trial revealed in March has not been rolled out nationwide… yet.
Argos sees Wii web hike
Argos has revealed that visits to its website made from Nintendo Wiis have doubled year-on-year, making it the third most popular web browsing device to the retailer.
Argos steps up pre-owned offensive
The pre-owned ambitions of Argos have seemingly taken a big stride forward with a brand new cut-price offer on two upcoming new releases.
Argos trials trade-in at 27 stores
As predicted by MCV last week, Argos has begun to trial a pre-owned games service across select stores.
Now Argos enters pre-owned market
Argos has followed Tesco and Asda by buying and selling used games, MCV can reveal.
Retailers slash £50 off Xbox 360
With the clock ticking on the rapid approach to Christmas retailers are stepping up their efforts to capture as much consumer spend as they can before the festive spend dries ...
