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Argos reaches $1 billion in mobile commerce revenue

08/03/201508/01/2015 Stephen Vagus

Retailer has become the first to reach a major milestone in mobile commerce revenue Argos, one of the largest catalogue retailers in the United Kingdom, has become the first multi-channel retailer to generate more than $1 billion in mobile commerce revenue in a year. The retailer has seen impressive growth in the mobile commerce sector over the past three years. Early on, Argos began investing in the mobile space, hoping to take advantage of this growth and engage consumers more effectively. This has lead to the success that the company…

Tablet commerce workshop from Argos connects 10,000 Brits

10/16/201410/15/2014 John Montgallo

The program is meant to help people to build their digital skills and connect to the internet for the first time. Argos has just launched a tablet commerce workshop in store that is meant to help about 10,000 people in the United Kingdom to be able to build their digital skills and to be able to go online for the first time. This online tablet technology workshop was created as a part of a partnership between Argos and Go On. Go On is a charity in the United Kingdom. This…

Argos launches new QR coded pop-up stores in the UK and Ireland

12/14/2011 Jorge Gonzalez

Argos, a major general goods retailer in the UK and Ireland, has joined the growing number of retailers launching QR coded pop-up stores. Pop-up stores are becoming a popular trend in the retail world, as they can be set up just about anywhere. The stores utilize QR codes as a way to sell products to consumers with smart phones. While the codes are still somewhat exotic to consumers in the UK, the idea of pop-up stores has been gaining momentum in the country due to the high level of smart…