THE LATEST ARGOS NEWS FROM MAILONLINE

Argos recalls hundreds of Fisher Price child car seats and warns parents to stop using them immediately over potentially dangerous straps 

14/11/15 11:39

09/11/15 12:10

Shoppers had flocked to the firm's stores and website after it advertised huge discounts, but the IT glitch caused chaos as the company's website shut down for most of the weekend.

03/11/15 13:18

The new lane, being trialled this week in the Liverpool One shopping complex, hopes to help pick up the pace for those who are hurrying by bypassing the crowds.

07/10/15 08:35

Argos has declared war on rivals such as Amazon by becoming the first to offer internet shoppers same-day delivery across the whole country. The new service covers 20,000 items, for a fee of £3.95.

24/09/15 12:01

Argos saw its same store sales drop 2.8 per cent in its second quarter after a disappointing August, although this was a marked improvement on the 3.9 per cent slide seen in the first quarter.

20/07/15 14:29

Kirsty Fuller, from Birmingham, bought the Polaroid IE826 digital camera in a sale at the King's Heath branch of the store in May and used it to take 300 photographs on her trip to Brazil.

22/06/15 11:48

Also on the list are a £49.99 Tumbling Stuart animatronic soft toy based on the Minion film character, a £59.99 Nerf Modulus dart blaster and the £99.99 Real FX is a slotless racing game.

11/06/15 22:48

Argos owner, Home Retail Group, blamed poor demand for TVs for a 3.9 per cent fall in first-quarter sales – even though rival Dixons Carphone said only days ago that TV sales are booming.

29/04/15 15:41

The caution comes despite the company, which also runs DIY chain Homebase, posting a robust set of profits for the last financial year.

12/03/15 15:38

The household goods retail giant, which also owns DIY chain Homebase, said sales at Argos stores opened for over a year fell by 5 per cent in the eight weeks to the end of February.

17/02/15 08:28

TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp accused Argos of allowing rubbish to pile up outside its online depot. She shared an image of the discarded waste and said: 'Shame on Argos'.

30/01/15 14:33

Shoppers will be able to either buy items in store via tablets or reserve them online before they go to the supermarket and collect them within hours or the next day.

22/01/15 10:32

Mother-of-three Lisa O'Reilly, from South Killingholme, Lincolnshire, complained to Argos after noticing the price difference of the white 12-inch Corolle Calin doll and the black and Asian dolls.

15/01/15 10:53

Home Retail said Black Friday discounts affected trade ‘both before and after that busy weekend’ as consumers satisfied their Christmas shopping lists with bargains.

18/11/14 15:35

Shoppers will be able to trade in their old washing machines, fridges and laptops for hundreds of pounds off new electricals under a recycling scheme to save money and make the industry sustainable.

09/10/14 20:45

Parents such as Debi Gregory, whose child is being treated at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, say the current offer of one bed settee per family is not enough.

12/09/14 08:41

Shares in the group, which also owns Homebase, fell sharply after it blamed the 'North/ South divide' for holding back a consumer recovery.

11/08/14 11:20

Durham-based Ebac, which was turned into a private foundation by founder John Elliot, is committed to manufacturing in the UK.

10/08/14 16:55

A teenager sent his CV to Argos in the hope of a job but found his hopes dashed when a rude employee wrote on the document that he was 'stupid' and then posted it online.

28/07/14 08:47

Homebase has long been regarded as the weakest player in the sector facing stiff competition from giants like B&Q and Ikea.

28/07/14 03:13

As a pop star, she has surely played some unlikely venues in a bid to remain relevant. But Eliza Doolittle perhaps surpassed them all when she performed at a branch of catalogue shop Argos on Sunday. The brunette singer took o the stage of the Tottenham Court Road branch - a new, digital division of the value store - in central London.

17/07/14 18:39

Despite iPads and smartphones being the plaything de rigeur, it seems that the younger generation still yearn for traditional toys.

26/06/14 08:16

Mother Louise Wilkinson was furious when a talking toy Furby she bought her daughter taught her to say: 'f*** you'.

13/06/14 10:32

Parent company Home Retail Group said eight consecutive quarters of sales growth was further evidence that a turnaround plan is working.

12/06/14 11:13

The popularity of TVs, games consoles and barbecues more than offset declines in tablet, homeware, furniture and jewellery sales at Argos.

27/05/14 11:05

Kim, Khloe and Kourtney have unveiled the first-ever Kardashian Kollection Jewellery range - for Argos, who are the exclusive stockists of the 25-piece range.

01/05/14 08:22

The retail giant announced a raft of ideas, including the introduction of smaller convenience stores on the High Street, while posting a strong set of full-year results.

27/04/14 14:54

The group is expected to say profits increased by about 25 per cent to £115million in the year to March 1 following the changes.

26/03/14 17:21

Matt Roberts has officially eliminated any excuses we had not to be exercising by extending his own at home gym range for Argos.

10/03/14 21:17

Immy 'Badman' Bugti contacted Argos on Twitter to ask when it would be 'gettin da ps4 tings' referring to PlayStation 4 games consoles at his local store, adding: 'Ain't waitin no more.'

16/01/14 11:51

Argos announced its best Christmas performance for more than 10 years after making further progress in its plan to make more sales online.

06/01/14 22:32

The surprising internet losers in terms of customer service were M&S, Waitrose, Asda, John Lewis and Tesco.

20/12/13 19:45

Once the laminated book of dreams, the Argos catalogue has been every child's Christmas companion since it first emerged in the 1970s.

03/12/13 01:33

The images, taken from CCTV footage shown in court yesterday, show Michael Adebolajo, 28, buying a five-piece knife set from a branch of Argos in Lewisham.

27/11/13 15:18

If the test of six new stores is successful, they will be rolled out over 737 shops. Shoppers will be able to order from an expanded range of 20,000 items.

26/10/13 22:01

Managing director John Walden has an ambitious plan - to take Argos upmarket and shed its image as a store for those who are short of cash.

26/10/13 09:56

Newly-released tablet computers from Tesco and Argos do not come fitted with filters, an expert warned last night.

23/10/13 10:51

Argos has been boosted by tablet sales and more customers shopping online and says it plans to scale back its famous catalogue

22/10/13 14:40

The 7-inch MyTablet costs just £99.99 - £20 cheaper than Tesco's Hudl - and comes in pink and silver. It goes on sale 16 October.

26/09/13 11:24

It follows an announcement by online retailer Amazon earlier this week that it would be recruiting 15,000 short-term staff in Britain for the Christmas period.

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