Argos to stop printing catalogue after almost 50 years

[Smokin Joe]

I didn't think Argos as a company was that old. I would've thought it was formed in the 1990's.

They evolved from the old Green Shield Stamps at the end of the sixties. I think it was a relaunch by the same company, they took over all the Argos stores.

 

[Gunk]

I didn't think Argos as a company was that old. I would've thought it was formed in the 1990's.

 

[Accy cyclist]

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So much brown,orange and yellow/gold in those ads. Very 1970's!!

 

[gavroche]

I didn't think Argos as a company was that old. I would've thought it was formed in the 1990's.

Argos was introduced when Green Shield stamps stopped. Who remembers Green Shield Stamps? I should think most of the oldies on this page.

 

[Mo1959]

Presumably they will still do the ones in the shops for the few people that still like to go in and order in store?

 

[Mike_P]

Green Shield stamps lasted until 1977, Argos first appeared on 1973, both owned by Tesco who sold Argos in 1979. Pretty sure the Green Shield store in Nottingham, most recently used by Cycle Republic, was never an Argos.

 

[Mike_P]

Presumably they will still do the ones in the shops for the few people that still like to go in and order in store?

They have LCD catalogue screens in store for people to pick up CV19 whilst tapping on them.

 

[Mo1959]

They have LCD catalogue screens in store for people to pick up CV19 whilst tapping on them.

Shows how long since I've been in one!

 

[MontyVeda]

I always thought Green Shield Stamps were something to do with the Co-op?

 

[cyberknight]

MrsPete will be distraught!
Yellow Pages and the Telephone directory have become thin, floppy and useless.. Now the Argos catalogue!

I have a teenage kid who you never know when hes asleep so its not the only thing in our house thats floppy and not used anymore as you cant get any

 

[Smokin Joe]

I always thought Green Shield Stamps were something to do with the Co-op?

No, stand alone company.

The Co-op did their own stamps that could only be used in store.

 

[Specialeyes]

Green Shield stamps lasted until 1977, Argos first appeared on 1973, both owned by Tesco who sold Argos in 1979. Pretty sure the Green Shield store in Nottingham, most recently used by Cycle Republic, was never an Argos.

Tesco were a client of Green Shield Stamps, not the owner - and stopped using them in 1977 inder Ian Maclaurin. BAT bought them in 1979 and then floated them off again in 1990.

 

[PeteXXX]

I always thought Green Shield Stamps were something to do with the Co-op?

Nope. The co-op was your divi..

 

[Levo-Lon]

They're also going to be closing a lot of stores and moving to online sales, click and collect from supermarkets ect..

Goodbye more jobs

 

[Mike_P]

Nope. The co-op was your divi..

And it continues with the Co-Op shop card, further to which on their mobile app they give you 6 discounts a week (you can only use two) so I quite regularly pay just 65p for 2 pints of milk. Good resume of Green Shield and Argos (which I misread this morning resulting in my earlier erroneous posting) https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/05/argos-story-green-shield-stamps-tesco-sainsburys