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Sainsbury’s sees a boost from the Argos deal.

Sainsbury’s sees a boost from the Argos deal.
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Sainsbury’s says its half-year result has been boosted by its takeover of retailer Argos.

Sainsburys added Argos to their store and the retailer said adding Argos was “driving an increase in trading intensity”.

Sainsbury’s is the UK’s second largest supermarket; the supermarket now has plans to merge with rival supermarket Asda. In the few months Sainsbury’s added Argos their profits rose by 20%.

For the first half until 22nd September 2018, Sainsburys made a pre-tax profit of 302 million pounds.

Recently Sainsbury’s and Argos announced that they are offering 11,500 jobs to offer over the busy Black Friday and Christmas period. They are all temporary positions include 5,500 at Sainsbury’s and 6,00 at Argos. These jobs are needed to help with the demand for in-store and online shopping. The roles will range from café and counter staff to online assistant, drivers and cyclists to help deliver festive orders to customers’ doorsteps.  The jobs will be contracted to 15 hours per week. Argos are looking for customer advisors and stock assistants to help meet customer demand for this years Black Friday and Christmas gifts.

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