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In March 2006, Argos carried out a trial of a new catalogue branded Argos Home in over 100 stores in the United Kingdom. This proved successful, and on 5 August 2006, it launched the second Argos Home catalogue, this time in all 200 Argos Extra stores. The catalogue only contained home furniture and styling tips for the current season.
GUS plc acquired Argos in April 1998, and combined it with its mail order business to form Argos Retail Group (ARG) in June 2000. [4] It went on to acquire Homebase for £900 million in November 2002, bringing it into ARG. [5] In June 2005, GUS bought thirty three stores of Index, which were subsequently converted to the format of Argos. [6]
Open — — A1 Wilko: Closed Brantano: 2016 A2 i JD Sports: Open Maples 2000 A2 ii Blacks: Open BANK 2015 B Sports Direct: Open JJB Sports: 2009 C Pets at Home: Open — — D Boots: Open E — — Argos: 2023 [3] F G The Food Warehouse: Open British Home Stores: 2016 H Home Bargains: Open I (Ex2) McDonald's: Open — — Pod Costa Coffee: Open
Tesco is the largest supermarket chain in the United Kingdom.. As of November 2024, there are 17 supermarket chains currently operating in the United Kingdom. The food retail market has been dominated by the 'big four' supermarkets – Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons – who made up over three quarters of sector market share in 2010.
Brand Image Founded / Came to UK Owner # of shops Notes B&M: 1978 B&M European Value Retail S.A. 741 [1]: The business was founded by Malcolm Billington as Billington & Mayman and the first store opened in Cleveleys, England, in 1978 and was acquired by Simon and Bobby Arora from Phildrew Investments in December 2004
It then introduced 84 Mini Habitat stores within Homebase branches and also begun to offer a selection of Habitat products in 200 Homebase and Argos stores nationwide and on the Argos and Homebase websites. By June 2011, all other Habitat stores in the UK had been closed by Hilco with around 750 employees being made redundant. [16] [17]
Chain of cashierless c-stores. Amazon also partner with several UK retailers including Morrisons, Booths and Co-op to sell groceries online through the Amazon UK website. [9] [10] Asda Express Asda: Chain of smaller c-store shops within the wider Asda business started in 2022, with plans for 300 by 2026. [11]
Rank Shopping centre City/town Country or region Area (m 2) ; 1 Westfield London: Shepherd's Bush, London : Greater London: 235,900 [1]: 2 Metrocentre: Gateshead, Tyne & Wear : North East