Too early to say if Irish Argos stores included in wider closures

Sainsbury’s will shut most of its standalone Argos stores in the UK — and most of its Irish outlets are standalone.

Sainsbury's is looking to close 420 Argos stores

It is too early to know if Ireland will be affected by Sainsbury’s plan to close more than 400 Argos stores.

The UK supermarket group is closing 420 Argos stores — most of which are in Britain — and starting a massive job-restructuring plan in the midst of the pandemic in a bid to boost its profitability.