Retail news
Your search returned 95 results
Argos workers vote to strike over pay
- Posted:
- 07 July 2008 09:05
Distribution workers at Argos have overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay. Approximately 70% of those who took part in the ballot voted for strike action with a turnout of over 75%. Unite, the UK's biggest union, is warning Argos' parent company Home Retail Group that ...read more
Unite warns of strike action over Argos pay packets
- Posted:
- 02 July 2008 10:01
Unite, the UK's biggest union, has warned Argos and Homebase owner Home Retail Group that the company may face strike action if it does not pay their employees "a living wage". The union plans to take its protest to Home Retail Group's AGM in order to "highlight the vast gulf ...read more
Tale of two brands at Home Retail Group
- Posted:
- 12 June 2008 09:34
Home Retail Group has announced decidedly mixed results after sliding sales at Homebase were offset by Argos, which delivered a better-than-expected performance for the 13 weeks to May 31st. The 12% fall in Homebase's like-for-like sales reflected poor weather conditions in March and April, with sales of seasonal products down ...read more
Retailers launch industry-wide climate change pledges
- Posted:
- 01 May 2008 09:06
A number of high-profile retailers have launched new industry-wide environmental commitments as the next stage of their response to climate change. Retailers who have signed up to the commitments include: Argos, Asda, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Mothercare, Next, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and The Body Shop. British Retail Consortium director general Stephen ...read more
Gloomy outlook overshadows profit rise at HRG
- Posted:
- 30 April 2008 09:34
Argos and Homebase owner Home Retail Group has warned that sales at both of its chains have softened in the current squeeze on consumer spending – this despite an impressive rise in pre-tax profits in the year to March 1st. Homebase in particular made a "weaker than expected" start to ...read more
Retail news is updated every weekday and is provided courtesy of: 
