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Argos is the largest general-goods retailer in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland with over 600 stores. Argos is unique amongst major retailers in the UK because its primary means of displaying goods to customers is via a catalogue. Customers can browse through the catalogue, select items to buy, pay for the items, and then collect the items from a counter in store a few minutes later. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
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Catalogues
Argos publishes catalogues twice a year (a Spring/Summer edition in January and an Autumn/Winter edition in July). The catalogues are constantly expanding, and current editions have well over 1000 pages. Each page of the catalogue contains photographs of items, along with a brief description of the item, the price (at the time the catalogue was printed), and a unique catalogue number.
Catalogues are also backed up by seasonal sales flyers, offering Not In Catalogue lines and price reductions on existing deals. Other items are sometimes available in stores, such as ex-catalogue goods at reduced prices (especially after the launch of a new catalogue) and also in certain stores, Managers Specials lines, usually delivery goods returned unused by other customers.
Shopping in Argos Traditionally, a customer will browse through the catalogue, selecting items they wish to buy and writing down the catalogue numbers for those items. Customers may browse through fixed copies of catalogues displayed in store, or through a catalogue that they have taken home on a previous occasion. The customer then takes the shopping list of catalogue numbers to a till, where the cashier types them into the till, checks the stock levels, and sells the items, issuing the customer with a receipt. As soon as the items are sold, picking tickets are printed in the store's stockroom, and a member of staff picks the items from the shelves and takes them to the collection area in store. Meanwhile, the customer takes his receipt to the collection counter, and (sometimes after a few minutes' wait at busy times) is issued with his goods. Larger stores have systems in place to issue customers with an order number and estimated collection time, and the customer is called forward to the collection counter automatically once the estimated collection time is reached, or sooner if staff override the automatic system. A cash register or till (British English) is a mechanical or electronic device for calculating and recording sales transactions, and an attached cash drawer for storing currency. ...
Recent developments in many stores are Quick Pay kiosks; touchscreen terminals where customers can enter their own shopping list of catalogue numbers, pay by credit or debit card and be issued with a receipt without the intervention of a cashier. Touchscreen on a podium at Georgia Tech Touchscreens, touch screens, touch panels or touchscreen panels are display overlays which are typically either pressure-sensitive (resistive), electrically-sensitive (capacitance), acoustically-sensitive (SAW - surface acoustic wave) or photo-sensitive (infra-red). ...
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To ensure that stock is available when a customer arrives in store, they are encouraged to use the Check & Reserve service before going into store, either using the Argos website, telephone or text message service. This allows a customer to reserve stock for up to 48 hours, or order it into that store, depending on the store format. Customers who reserve items are issued with a reservation number, which is either presented to the cashier or entered into the Quick Pay terminal, where the customer pays for the goods as normal.
There are variants to this system - specifically the Elizabeth Duke jewellery counter, and also the customer view system - which allows for customers to see the goods prior to purchase. Also, Argos has a home delivery arm entitled Argos Direct, which allows delivery of most in-store items, and also a selection of larger goods in the catalogue which are delivery only; customers can order goods in-store (with the assistance of a cashier) or online for home delivery. The jewellery segment of the Argos chain, operating throughout the UK & Ireland Categories: Retail corporation stubs ...
Differences beteween Argos and traditional retailers The method of shopping in Argos differs from most traditional British high street retailers. Many customers complain about the fact that they can't just pick up an item from the shelf, see it and pay for it in the same way as they can in traditional shops, and at peak trading times (the build up to Christmas), queues at Argos collection counters can be very long. However, Argos' success shows that many customers are willing to put up with these drawbacks because of the advantages of shopping at Argos. Ilfracombe High Street, Devon, England High Street, or the High Street is the generic name (and frequently the official name) of the business street of towns or cities in the United Kingdom . ...
Because most stock is held in stockrooms to which only staff have access, much more stock can be held per unit floor area than can be held in a traditional shop. Stock in Argos stockrooms is arranged to make most efficient use of the space (typically in 3 metre high racks), whereas in a traditional shop it must be displayed as to be appealing to the customer. Because most customers shop from photographs of items in the catalogue or online, Argos often packages its goods in plain packaging or simple plastic bags, rather than smart packaging for shopfloor display. The fact that customers don't have direct access to most stock means that incidents of shoplifting and customers damaging stock are significantly reduced. This allows Argos stores to hold a wider variety of items in stock than a traditional retailer, and sell at lower prices than their competitors, who must invest in shopfloor displays and security systems. Shoplifting is theft of merchandise for sale in a shop, store, or other retail establishment, usually by a would-be patron or customer. ...
Store formats There are 3 main formats of Argos stores: - Call & Collect - these stores hold very little stock, and specially order in products for collection by customers at a later date.
- Traditional stores (including former Argos Superstores) - these hold varying amounts of the stock available in the catalogue depending on stock room size. If a store does not hold a particular line, it can be unlocked from the warehouse for customer collection.
- Argos Extra stores - larger format stores holding a greater stock range. Prior to the Autumn/Winter 2005 catalogue, there were two catalogues - a standard and Extra catalogue. Items listed in the Extra catalogue that are not in the standard catalogue are held only by these Extra stores. From the Autumn/Winter 2005 catalogue (The Big One), traditional stores can order in the Extra lines for later collection, in addition to these lines being available for immediate purchase at the Argos Extra format stores.
Company information In the financial year April 2003– March 2004, Argos had sales of over £3 billion. Argos was acquired by GUS plc in 1998, and has its head office at the ARG Retail Centre of Excellence in Milton Keynes. Argos is part of the Argos Retail Group division of GUS, which also includes the Homebase DIY retailer. 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Argos used to own Argos Additions but it is now owned by the Shop Direct Group and is known as Additions Direct. In June 2005 Argos purchased the Index brand from Littlewoods but are not currently using it. They also purchased 33 former Index stores to convert into Argos stores. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in June June 27: Shelby Foote June 27: John T. Walton June 26: Richard Whiteley June 25: John Fiedler June 25: Chet Helms June 24: Paul Winchell June 21: Jaime Cardinal Sin June 20: Jack Kilby...
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