Home Retail : Top brands, hot products and great WOW deals at Argos for Autumn/Winter 2014

Argos  |  Press release

Leading digital retailer Argos launches its new Autumn/Winter 2014 range on Saturday 26 July, with more than 43,000 products available across toys, technology, homewares, furniture, and including top brands like Beats by Dre, Lego, Rotary, Samsung, Dyson, Apple and Chad Valley.

The new range includes over 8,000 new lines, with nearly 10,000 prices either lowered or frozen, and is available on argos.co.uk and in more than 700 stores nationwide.

Smart shoppers seeking the best high-street deals can take advantage of over 500 market-leading "WOW" deals, featured across the catalogue, the Argos website, mobile site and easy-to-use apps. Online prices are checked and updated daily.

As customers embrace the speed and convenience of online shopping, internet sales now represent 44 per cent of all Argos sales¹. The Check & Reserve service is available on thousands of products, allowing shoppers to take control and collect their order in store that same day. 

David Robinson, Argos' Chief Operating Officer, said: "Our customers can find great new products from fantastic exclusive brands like Chad Valley and Bush, and this summer we've launched Heart of House, our new on-trend furniture and homewares range. Customers can also easily find new ranges from contemporary favourites like Beats by Dre, Emma Bridgewater and Disney.

"As well as having must-have products and top brands, our mission is to be at the forefront of the digital wave, helping customers to browse and buy whenever and wherever they want. Our website and apps received nearly 740 million hits over the past year, while shopping by mobile grew 89 per cent to account for 18 per cent of total sales1. 

"Supporting our online offer, we are rolling out more digital concept stores which combine the speed and ease of online shopping with the convenience of a physical presence on the high street."

Product highlights from the new Autumn/Winter range include:

TOYS

Hot favourite for this year is interactive dollMy Friend Cayla, who can answer questions, tell stories and play games creating hours of fun. You even getCayla's Best Friend Chloeexclusively at Argos. 

For kids who want a more gruesome friend, lovable baby monster Xeno responds to touch, has a range of movements and emotions and a dedicated app ensures hours of play with more games and features online.

Join the hottest trend of the year - looming - and have hours of fun creating your own jewellery with theCra-Z-LoomBracelet Maker.

Teksta is back this season and he's badder than ever in T-Rex form this year. Teksta Dinosaurcan walk, snap at your fingers and even burp!  Argos has a special treat for Scooby-Doo fans with the exclusiveTeksta Scooby-Doo,featuring six realistic Scooby-sounds and interactive app offering many more features.

Argos' largest toy brandChad Valleyhas more than 100 new products this season. Highlights include theDesignABoutique, enabling you to create your own shopping street featuring café, fashion boutique and pet shop plus accessories and dolls.  The newSparkle Craftrange of Arts & Crafts, features the Chad ValleyBracelet Bonanzaset, with 200 beads and pearls and three types of bracelet - shamballa, charm or rubber bands.  A new range of Dinosaur toys includes the Chad ValleyMega Dinogate- which includes a vehicle, two action figures and two dinosaurs.  

TECHNOLOGY

Exclusive to Argos, the newBushMyTabletrange is now available in a family of sizes with a sleek design and silver or pink casing.

From the new Mac range,Apple's Macbook13.3" is designed to be the most intuitive and integrated computer experience in the world. For those looking to replace a laptop with a tablet, the newMicrosoft Surface Pro 3has a stunning 12" display that helps productivity.

Personalise your tablet or smartphone with our great range of cases and covers, including ones from fashion brands such asHugo BossandDiesel.

VIDEO GAMING

This year the most powerful next generation console comes from theSony PS4and has been upgraded with a bigger internal memory. The newXBOX Onehas a Kinect Sensor this year, offering voice control and realistic motion play.

For younger users, theNintendo 2DSis a fun and immersive way to play as well as helping with their learning - a pink colourway is new for this season.

TELEVISION AND AUDIO

The popularBush 22" TV/DVDcombi returns this season with six removable patterned surrounds to choose from, including new pink polka dot and racing car designs, enabling you to easily personalise your TV.

The sleekDenonbrand joins the audio range at Argos this year with the newPiccoloHi-Fi system which allows music to be played from multiple sources.

Smart TVs from top brands includingSamsung, Philips, LGandToshibabring new models to the range in a variety of sizes.

Designed for sound and to give enhanced clarity, the new coolBeats by Dre Solo 2.0range is available in a variety of colours for music fans on the move

PHOTOGRAPHY

New for 2014, theCanon 265 Ixuscompact digital camera comes with 12x zoom lens to get you close to the action and Wi-Fi to instantly share your memories. While theNikon Coolpix P600digital bridge camera has a huge zoom range, ideal for capturing beautiful views.

HOME

New homewares and furniture brand,Heart of House, is exclusively available at Argos offering more than 1,200 stylish products to choose from. Customers can easily coordinate and create the latest looks at home with great quality products such as fluffy Egyptian cotton towels to super-white porcelain dinner sets.

Exclusive to Argos, theColourMatch range offers more than 700 products available for all rooms in the house in a choice of 16 different shades across pastels, neutrals and brights, plus spots and stripes for pattern-lovers.

In its 50th anniversary year,Habitat continues in its mission to make outstanding design accessible to everyone with an edit of 1,300 new and classic Habitat designed products from the full catalogue available through Argos stores across the UK and online.

For the modern kitchen, theTefal Optigrillreturns this season offering superb grilling results from rare to well-done. Kitchen appliances brandBellajoins with an exclusive collection of sleek-design kettles and toasters.

PERSONAL CARE

Get everything you need for glorious hair this season at Argos. Celebrity hairdresserAndrew Bartonunveils hisArgon Oil-Infused Premier Collectionrange of four electrical styling tools, exclusive to us.

And innovative designers of quality electrical products,Bosch, present a smart and sleek new three-piece hair styling collection.

Lee Stafford launches the brightly colouredLee Stafford Big Fat Pulsating Hairdryer,which is exclusive to Argos and promises real volume to blow-dried hair.

Top items in men's grooming include thePhillips AT791 Red Edition Wow Shaverand the long-lasting, super-sharpBabyliss Carbon Titanium Hair Clipper,both exclusive to Argos.

JEWELLERY AND WATCHES

Three new, beautiful, trend-led jewellery collections join Argos this Autumn/Winter.1920's Glamour, Glorious Gold and Pretty 'N' Pinkfeature complementary ranges ofbrooches, earrings, rings, bracelets and pendants.

Five new collections come to theDesigners at Argosrange, from talented, award-winning designers,Jana Reinhardt, Kane Ikimotu, Lynn Rodgers, Lucy Quartermaine,plus jewellery duoBurkmur Jewellery.

Kardashian Jewelleryreturns with new gold statement pieces alongside a new colourful collection by fashion-pack favouriteFlash Trash Girl.

CLOTHING

Emma Bunton's exclusive rangereturns this Autumn/Winter with a 26 piece girls' clothing collection, featuring sparkly sequins and fun faux-furs for the mini fashionista.

New collections this season for boys come in the form ofPumaandFiretrap,featuring cool urban designs.

Popular character branded clothing returns featuring the familiar faces ofPeppa Pig, Hello Kitty, Minnie Mouse, Spiderman, Thomas the Tank Engineand more.

TOP 5 BEST VALUE DEALS

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Notes to Editors:

¹Based on Home Retail Group's latest published full-year results covering the 52 weeks to 1 March 2014

The new Argos Autumn/Winter range will be available to customers online and in stores from Saturday 26 July 2014. 

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About Argos

Argos is a leading UK digital retailer, offering around 43,000 products through www.argos.co.uk, its growing mobile channels, stores and over the telephone.

Argos continues to be the UK's largest high street retailer online with 738 million website and app visits in the 12 months to February 2014.  Argos serves around 123 million customers a year through its network of 734 stores. 

In the financial year to February 2014, Argos sales were £4.1 billion and it employed some 29,000 people across the business.

Argos is part of Home Retail Group, the UK's leading home and general merchandise retailer.