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Argos is to open a second catalogue store in Glasgow in August, with the creation of 50 jobs. 29-Jun-2009 Argos is looking to open up to 30 smaller catalogue stores of about 3,500 sq ft in London. 06-Oct-2008 Home Retail Group is planning to expand its chain of 680 Argos stores with 30 new outlets a year, while its chain of 310 Homebase stores will grow by 15 a year. 07-May-2007 Wincanton is to create 200 new jobs at its 500,000 sq ft Argos distribution centre in Corby by the end of summer, due to the relocation of the Wolverhampton operation. 19-Mar-2007 Argos is planning to open up to 35 smaller city centre stores of about 5,000 sq ft over the next five years. 10-Oct-2006 Wincanton is to recruit up to 300 staff for a new 700,000 sq ft Argos distribution centre in Kettering by September. 06-Jun-2006 GUS has announced plans to demerge Argos Retail Group and Experian into two separate companies on the London Stock Exchange later this year. 29-Mar-2006 Argos is to acquire 33 Index catalogue stores for £44m, while the remaining 126 Index stores will be closed by Littlewoods with the loss of 3,200 jobs. 18-Apr-2005 Argos is to set up a 500,000 sq ft distribution centre at Max Park in Corby in the spring, with the creation of 400 jobs, and the site will be operated by Wincanton. 30-Dec-2004 Argos is seeking permission to set up a flagship store at the £100m Cattle Market development in Gloucester. 07-Sep-2004 Argos is seeking permission to build a 730,000 sq ft home delivery distribution centre on the Faverdale Industrial Estate in Darlington, with the creation of 700 jobs. 28-Apr-2004 Argos is creating 160 customer service jobs at its Argos Direct office and warehouse centre in Stafford. 01-Mar-2004 Wincanton is to operate a new national distribution centre for Argos in Wolverhampton. 03-Jun-2002 Argos is to acquire five Tempo out-of-town stores in West Thurrock, Borehamwood, Eastbourne, Basingstoke and London, following the recent collapse of the electrical retailer. 28-Jan-2002 Argos has announced plans to vacate its distribution centre in Daventry by May 2004, which will affect more than 450 employees, having signed a contract to develop a new site near Burton-on-Trent. 12-Oct-2001 Argos is considering plans to build a distribution centre near Lichfield with the creation of about 200 jobs, and negotiations are taking place with East Staffordshire Borough Council. 01-Aug-2001 Argos is to set up a home delivery warehouse at the former Manchester Tobacco factory in Trafford Park, creating up to 200 new jobs. 02-May-2001 Argos is to stop distributing products from its warehouse in Daventry with the loss of an unspecified number of jobs, and the site will be used for other purposes such as processing returned goods. 07-Apr-2000 Argos is to open a new outlet at the new Roman Way trading estate in Malvern, and other units are being taken by Richleys, Powerhouse and Poundstretcher. 20-Nov-1999 Argos is relaunching its stores so that they all offer home delivery and the same product range. 30-Jul-1999 Argos is to close its five lossmaking stores in the Netherlands, which were set up in February in a £7m pilot scheme. 13-Jun-1998 Great Universal Stores has won its takeover battle for Argos having received sufficient acceptances from shareholders for the £1.9bn bid. 25-Apr-1998 Great Universal Stores has increased its hostile takeover offer for Argos to £1.9bn, and says it will not raise the offer further unless a white knight bidder emerges. 09-Apr-1998 Argos, the catalogue retailer, is said to be planning a £350m share buy-back in order to force Great Universal Stores to increase its £1.6bn hostile takeover bid. 28-Mar-1998 Argos is planning to link up with Littlewoods to launch a fashion and furnishings catalogue, but the move will be abandoned if Great Universal Stores succeeds with its £1.6bn bid for Argos. 26-Mar-1998 Argos has stressed that it will continue with plans to open catalogue-based stores in the Netherlands, despite the takeover approach from Great Universal Stores. 13-Feb-1998 Great Universal Stores has launched a £1.6bn hostile takeover bid for Argos and says it can help Argos with its plans to move into home shopping. 04-Feb-1998 Argos has issued a profits warning due to poor sales of toys, jewellery and electrical goods, while it has also announced plans to cut 100 head office jobs, close a warehouse in Welwyn Garden City, create a new distribution centre in Lancashire, and pilot a home shopping service. 17-Jan-1998 Southern Electric is to market electricity and gas through Argos high street stores, which will allow it to expand outside its traditional Thames Valley area. 04-Sep-1997 Argos is planning to spend £1bn on acquisitions and will focus on the UK markets for toys, houseware and jewellery. 18-Mar-1997 Argos is expected to roll out its First Stop discount warehouse format later this year as well as its Call and Collect chain which is aimed at smaller market towns. 03-Feb-1997 Argos, the catalogue retailer, is planning a chain of 70 stores in the Netherlands with the first opening in 1998, its first move into continental Europe. 20-Aug-1996 Signet, the jewellery retailer, has rejected a £150m bid from Argos, leaving Goldsmiths as the company most likely to succeed in acquiring Signet. 01-May-1996 CINVen, the venture capitalist, and Argos are now thought to be among the bidders for the H Samuel and Ernest Jones jewellery chains being sold by Signet. 09-Apr-1996 Argos is to install Card Clear's Hot Card broadcast system in its stores, which checks for lost or stolen credit cards. 11-Mar-1996 Argos, the catalogue retailer, had a 8% rise in pre-Christmas sales compared to the previous year. 13-Jan-1996 Argos Direct has warned that over 600 jobs could be lost in Staffordshire if it does not get planning permission for a new warehouse. 07-Nov-1995 Argos has launched First Stop in Edgware, which is a trial discount store based on US warehouse clubs. 04-Nov-1995
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