Home Retail's Argos ramps Click & Collect partnership with eBay

3rd Jul 2014 08:59

Argos, the general retailing half of Home Retail Group, has stepped up its partnership with online auction behemoth eBay, increasing the number of stores where it offers a Click & Collect service.The extension to will allow eBay customers to select products from a much wider range of professional merchants for collection from about 650 Argos stores. Home Retail cautioned that shareholders should not expect financial results to be materially affected by the deal in the current financial year.According to eBay, by the end of 2014 around 65,000 professional eBay sellers will offer items for collection at Argos, rising to 80,000 in 2015.Shares in Home Retail were up 1.28% to 182.30p by 08:33 on Thursday.OH