Argos in brand refresh as market share comes under attack

Written by MCM News Desk    Friday, 22 January 2010 10:06    PDF Print E-mail
Argos in brand refresh as market share comes under attack

Catalogue store group Argos will tomorrow unveil a refreshed brand, coinciding with the launch of its latest Catalogue. The company has been under pressure to reinvent itself as Tesco’s, ASDA and other  retail sections invade their  traditional market place in catalogue business. It is no secret that with the event of Tesco and ASDA offering large catalogue books that Argos will have to take off the gloves for 2010. In industry circles the rebrand is seen as better late than never in an effort to rejuvenate and appeal to a younger customer base,  but the larger retailers have stole a march on Argos in adapting a position as true multichannel business.

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The brand update is Argos’s first in 10 years and designed to present a more modern image, reflecting the extent of change at the retailer while reinforcing its established appeal. The retailer has modified its logo, emphasising the “smile” design, and changes will be reflected on fascias, point-of-sale materials and online. Some stores will unveil new fascias on Saturday, and the rest of the portfolio will be updated over four years.

Argos managing director Sara Weller said that over the past decade Argos has become a multichannel business, improved its offer and service, and it was time to update the look. She said: “The feeling from customers was that Argos has moved on a lot but the look didn’t reflect that. “Also, customers have moved on in terms of what they think conveys a modern, fresh brand.”

Argos head of brand marketing Siobhan Fitzpatrick said the Argos “smile” has strong customer recognition and the new version remains instantly recognisable but “feels more modern and relevant”. The new “smile” design will be reflected online as well as on fascias and point-of-sale materials.

Last week Argos parent Home Retail Group reported that profits would be ahead of expectations. Argos posted a 0.1% rise in Christmas like-for-likes.


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