Argos to shed jobs in digital strategy

Retailer Argos is to change from a catalogue to a digitally-led retail model, which will see 75 stores either closed or relocated in the next five years.

While some job losses are anticipated, the company’s parent, Home Retail Group, said that the intention is that Argos will employ more people by 2018 than it does currently.

A spokesperson said it was too early to say which stores and regions would be affected, but all of Argos’s 739 shops across Britain and Ireland will be reviewed.