Home Retail Group's vision of a digital future for catalogue retailer Argos got the support of investors today after a 5% share price rise.
Home Retail Group's vision of a digital future for catalogue retailer Argos got the support of investors today after a 5% share price rise.
The group, which also owns Homebase, believes it can reverse the chain's recent decline in sales by generating revenues of £4.5 billion in 2018, driven by a focus on more business through mobile devices.
The FTSE 250 Index lifted 5.45p to 109.55p but there was no such rally for the top flight as the uncertainty caused by recent poor corporate results continued, leaving the FTSE 100 Index 1.7 points lower at 5796.3 following a decline of 1.4% on Tuesday night.
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