Argos (retailer)

Argos Limited
Formerly	Argos Distributors Limited (1972–1999)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retail
Founded	13 November 1972
Founder	Richard Tompkins
Headquarters	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Number of locations	709 (2023)
Area served	United Kingdom;
Key people	Simon Roberts (CEO)
Products	Consumer goods
Revenue	£4.1 billion (2016)
Operating income	£83.1 million (2016)
Number of employees	29,768 (2016)
Parent	Sainsbury's
Website	argos.co.uk

Argos Limited is a British catalogue retailer operating in the United Kingdom and formerly in Ireland, acquired by Sainsbury's supermarket chain in 2016. It was established 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 annum.^[4] It has also franchised overseas to countries such as China.^[5]^[6]

^ "ARGOS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 13 November 1972. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ "Sainsbury's 2022 Annual Report" (PDF). sainsbury's. 9 June 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Annual Report and Financial Statements 2016" (PDF). Home Retail Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^ "About Argos". Sainsbury's. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^ Cripps, Peter (22 October 2011). "Argos turns to China to boost sales". The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ Leroux, Marcus (26 February 2013). "Argos closes the book on China venture". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[1] "ARGOS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 13 November 1972. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[2] "Sainsbury's 2022 Annual Report" (PDF). sainsbury's. 9 June 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

[annualreport-3] "Annual Report and Financial Statements 2016" (PDF). Home Retail Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[4] "About Argos". Sainsbury's. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[5] Cripps, Peter (22 October 2011). "Argos turns to China to boost sales". The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[6] Leroux, Marcus (26 February 2013). "Argos closes the book on China venture". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

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Formerly	Argos Distributors Limited (1972–1999)^[1]
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retail
Founded	13 November 1972; 51 years ago (1972-11-13)
Founder	Richard Tompkins
Headquarters	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Number of locations	709 (2023)^[2]
Area served	United Kingdom
Key people	Simon Roberts (CEO)
Products	Consumer goods
Revenue	£4.1 billion (2016)^[3]
Operating income	£83.1 million (2016)^[3]
Number of employees	29,768 (2016)^[3]
Parent	Sainsbury's
Website	argos.co.uk