Argos boss plans whirlwind shop tour to boost catalogue retailer
Stock markets can shrug at Trump's arrival – but not for long
Nils Pratley
September 2016
Observer business agenda
Polish up your CV – Sports Direct is hiring
Nick Fletcher
Sainsbury's to open 30 new in-store Argos outlets
July 2016
Sainsbury's gets all-clear to buy Argos
Supermarket chain to put Argos stores on its premises, adding to its own range of homeware, after green light from watchdog
Sainsbury's says 600 jobs could go in Home Retail Group takeover
Supermarket chain reveals implications of £1.4bn deal to merge with Argos owner in document that warns of the potential post-Brexit risks to UK economy
Netto's UK stores to close as Sainsbury's calls time on joint venture
Up to 400 jobs at risk as UK supermarket decides to focus on its core business
June 2016
Sainsbury's finance chief to lead Argos owner after takeover
Argos sales boom fuelled by top-end TVs and tablets
May 2016
Home Retail boss in line for £5m windfall after a Sainsbury's takeover
Competition regulator could investigate Sainsbury's Home Retail takeover
April 2016
Argos profits slump 36% as shoppers buy fewer electrical goods
Home Retail Group says poor sales are result of trading in a difficult market not uncertainty over takeover by Sainsbury’s
Market Forces blog
FTSE falters as Apple suppliers slide, but Arm bucks the trend
First fall in US group’s revenues in 13 years unsettles technology companies
Argos owner Home Retail backs Sainsbury's £1.4bn takeover bid
Home Retail ends months of speculation and says it will advise shareholders to support supermarket chain’s offer
March 2016
Market Forces blog
FTSE heads for 2016 high but Randgold and Fresnillo fall
Gold miners hit as investors move away from defensive sectors
Nils Pratley on finance
LV= and the £40m bonuses that don't add up
Nils Pratley
Insurer reckons general insurance has improved in value, but payout due top brass needs elucidating given falling profits
Observer business agenda
Argos patiently waits for its buyer to collect
Simon Goodley
Bid target Home Retail encouraged by Argos sales performance
Sainsbury's clarifies it is able to make hostile bid for Home Retail
February 2016
Nils Pratley on finance
Sky-high stakes, yet HSBC is taking risks with US justice
Nils Pratley
US DoJ’s doubts about bank’s ability to institute reform and combat financial crime should be sounding loud alarm bells
