5th March 2012 Argos History Founded in 1973 by Richard Thomkins‚ Argos is the largest general-goods retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland with over 751 stores (1). It was then acquired by GUS plc in 1998 and subsequently became part of Home Retail Group‚ which was demerged from its parent company‚ GUS plc‚ with effect from 10 October 2006 (2). A non-specialized store‚ Argos carries over 35‚000 different household goods such as furniture‚ toys & games‚ electronics‚ jewelry‚ sports‚
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Argos Home delivery service Introduction : Argos is a well-known retailer in UK. There are about 20‚000 products for customers to choose that including garden‚ furniture‚ sports‚ jewellery‚ toys‚ leisure equipment and so on. (Argos company‚ 2010). It is different between Argos’s operation and the traditional retailers’. Customers can not see the shelves‚ or the goods in the Argos warehouse. Argos provides different ways for the customers to purchase goods‚ such as to go to Argos store‚ or
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2 Key development of Argos 2 Significance of analyzing business environment 3 Identifying 3 Scanning 4 Analyzing 4 Forecasting 4 SWOT analysis 5 Strengths 5 Weaknesses 5 Opportunities 6 Threats 6 Limitations and conclusion of SWOT analysis 7 Evaluation 8 PESTEL Analysis 8 Political 8 Economic 9 Social 9 Technology 10 Environment 10 Legal 10 Limitations and conclusion of PESTEL 11 Conclusion 11 Bibliography 12 Introduction Argos is one of the largest
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Argos is a British catalogue retailer operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland‚ and an auxiliary of Home Retail Group. The organisation exchanges both through physical stores and on the web‚ with more than 750 stores and 800 million website visits a year‚ making it one of the largest high street retailers online in the United Kingdom. (Yeomans‚ 2015) Argos was built up in 1973 by Richard Tompkins‚ the founder of the Green Shield Stamps scheme‚ who rebranded the current Green Shield Stamps inventory
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SWOT analysis From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture or in any other situation of an organization or individual requiring a decision in pursuit of an objective. It involves monitoring the marketing environment internal and external to the organization or individual. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey
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business sells through. This report is about identifying Argos key external stakeholders and also analysing the external stakeholders’ influence on Argos‚ Conclusion and finally‚ bibliography. History Argos is a subsidiary retailer of Home Retail Group‚ and was founded in 1973 by Richard Tompkins. It is the biggest supplier of consumer goods in United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and has 750 stores. Argos Limited has about 51‚000 employees and its headquarters
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BRIEFING ST 1 (England) DIRECTORS’ BRIEFING SWOT analysis SWOT analysis looks at your strengths and weaknesses‚ and the opportunities and threats your business faces. By focusing on the key factors affecting your business‚ now and in the future‚ a SWOT analysis provides a clear basis for examining your business performance and prospects. This briefing outlines: x B Brainstorm the issues. Ask everyone to identify any strengths or weaknesses they feel the business has‚ and any opportunities
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SWOT This is used to help focus activities into areas of strength and where the greatest opportunities lie. This is used to identify the dangers that take the form of weaknesses and both internal and external threats. The four attributes of SWOT analysis: Strengths - What are the advantages? What is currently done well? (e.g. key area of best-performing activities of your company) Weaknesses - What could be improved? What is done badly? (e.g. key area where you are performing poorly) Opportunities
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1. What is adidas corporate strategy? Was there... 1. What is adidas corporate strategy? Was there a common strategic approach utilied in managing the company’s lineup of sporting goods businesses prior to its 2005-2006 restructuring? 2. Did the restructuring undertaken in 2005 and 2006 make sense? Does it appear that the acquisition of Reebok International will produce higher returns for shareholder? What strategic actions should adidas’s top management initiate ti improve the company’s financial
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SWOT Analysis Strength Strengths are one of the internal factor lead the organization to the success pathway and the business which allow you to operate more effectively than your competitors. For example‚ strength could be your specialist technical knowledge. As Nestle is a well-known brand in the world‚ so this is good for NESCAFÉ to make any further development and it is believed that NESCAFÉ is the major player in coffee market and it has a strong brand names because of associating
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