eBay customers will soon be able to collect their purchases from Argos stores on the high street after the two companies announced a deal that could help eBay compete with Amazon’s delivery service Locker.

The six-month trial will involve at least 50 eBay merchants and 150 Argos shops.
Amazon’s service lets customers pick up their online orders from one of a number of passcode-protected lockers across the UK.

Bryan Roberts, from the consultancy Kantar Research, told the BBC: “Pure-play home-delivery e-commerce can actually be profoundly inconvenient.
"There's nothing convenient about having to queue up at the post office for 30 minutes every Saturday morning. Workplace delivery is an option, but an increasing number of employers are getting frustrated with acting as e-retailers' unwilling fulfilment partners.
"So, it makes sense to forge a partnership with national retailers and we'll see more of this because it marries the benefits of online shopping - competitive prices and massive ranges - with the convenience of the real-world store you can pop into on your way home."