Argos (retailer)

Argos Limited is a British catalogue retailer operating in the United Kingdom and formerly in the Republic of Ireland.  Kingfisher Group, which now owns Sainsbury's, B&Q and Screwfix  bought the stores  in 2016. It started in November 1972 and is named after the Greek city of Argos. The company trades both through physical shops and online, with 29 million yearly shop customers, and nearly a billion online visitors per year. It has also franchised overseas to countries such as China.

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Category:Retail companies of the United Kingdom
Category:1972 establishments in the United Kingdom