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Overview of Argos.co.uk E-Business Features

Argos.co.uk is a British catalogue retailer operating in the UK and Ireland, with over 845 retail shops and nearly a billion online visitors annually. The website allows customers to view products organized by category, check prices and store locations, search for items, and filter results. It offers payment options including major credit cards and PayPal. For delivery, customers can choose same day, next day, or two-man delivery the following day. The website also provides click and collect and reserve online and pick up in store collection options.

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Overview of Argos.co.uk E-Business Features

Argos.co.uk is a British catalogue retailer operating in the UK and Ireland, with over 845 retail shops and nearly a billion online visitors annually. The website allows customers to view products organized by category, check prices and store locations, search for items, and filter results. It offers payment options including major credit cards and PayPal. For delivery, customers can choose same day, next day, or two-man delivery the following day. The website also provides click and collect and reserve online and pick up in store collection options.

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E-BUSINESS ASSIGNMENT

Submitted By: Abdul Moiz Atif 2017-063


Submitted To: Prof. Jahanzaib Ismat Malhi
MBAE 6th Semester, IBA-PU
Date: 15/02/2019

EXPLORING ARGOS.CO.UK
Argos.co is a British catalogue retailer established on 13 November 1972. The company is
operating in United Kingdom and Ireland, and a subsidiary of Sainsbury's. The company trades
both through physical shops and online, with over 845 retail shops (each shop is prefixed
individually using a number consisting of up to four digits), 29 million yearly shop customers,
and nearly a billion online visitors per annum, making it one of the largest high street retailers
in the United Kingdom. It has also franchised overseas to countries such as China.
In April 2016, Argos was takenover by the UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's. Sainsbury's
intended to close most of the separate Argos shops and integrate them into its large
Sainsbury's supermarkets

The website is consumer friendly and below are some of the attractive features of the website:

INFORMATION:
1. Products: Argos is a megastore and has all items available to view on the website; they
are organized by categories and further divided into subcategories for customer ease.
2. Price: The price of each item is listed
3. Filter: Products can be filtered according to price, brands and other features
4. Store Locator: You can get store locations from the website
5. Search Bar: You can enter a keyword of the item of interest and it will provide search
results.

PAYMENT OPTIONS:
The website offers a number of payment options:
1. Major card types, for example, Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, AMEX
2. Paypal
3. Other special payment methods like, ARGOS credit card and other gift cards
NOTE: All the above methods are also available in-store.
DELIVERY OPTIONS:
The website offers various options:
1. Same Day Delivery: Order and receive items on the same day
2. Next Day Delivery: Order and receive items on the following day
3. 2-Man Delivery: Delivery on the next day or a day of choice for a large item

COLLECTION OPTIONS:
Argos provides flexible collection options as well:
1. Click and collect: You can pay online for a product and collect the item from a
designated counter at any store.
2. You can reserve the item online and pay and pick it up at the store.

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