Argos
 | | ARGOS MAIL ORDER CATALOGUE and ARGOS STORE<&>Argos Online is one of the most popular online stores in the UK and offers an extensive shopping range of home and fashion clothing products at prices hard to find in most UK shops. The Argos home shopping mail order catalogue is arguably one of the most popular mail order catalogs in the UK.<&>Argos was founded in 1973 and is now the UK's leading general merchandise retailer with sales of over £3.8 billion (financial year April 2005-March 2006).<&>Owned by GUS plc and part of the Argos Retail Group, Argos now has over 660 stores throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland, as well as distribution centres, call centres and its head office in Milton Keynes, employing over 23,000 people in total. Argos expects to bring the total number of its stores to over 750 stores by March 2009 and over the next three years, 95% of the GB population will live within 10 miles of an Argos store.<&>Since it first started, Argos has established a very strong, trusted brand focused on choice, value and convenience. It is the UK number one retailer for beds and bedroom furniture, dining furniture, home office furniture, occasional furniture, small kitchen appliances, toys and watches. It is the UK number two retailer in personal care, prepay mobile phones and VCRs. It is also a leading player in many other markets including DIY, gardening and consumer electronics and has a significant market share in jewellery and sports equipment.<&>Argos publishes two catalogues a year, the spring/summer edition in January and the autumn/winter one in July. Customers are offered a multi-channel approach to shopping via stores, through the website and over the telephone: In-store - Customers can browse the catalogues, check stock availability, pay for and collect their goods.Via the website - Through its award winning website, customers can browse and purchase goods from the catalogue or reserve items online for store pick up.<&>Over the telephone - Customers can check stock availability and reserve goods by calling us, sending us a text message or by using Vodafone Live! See Check & Reserve for more information.<&>Argos also offers a home delivery service through Argos Direct which will deliver any products from the catalogue throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland. |
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