Argos join the marketplace platform club
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If they can do it by offering same day or next day collection from an Argos or Sainsbugs store, then it will work and integrate just fine with the current Argos model which many people like for the convenience factor. If it's only going to be for delivery then it will fail because there are 3,000,000 other online retailers that can offer the same for usually less. The reason people use Argos is for the convenience to collect their item, and return it back if it goes faulty. If they can't offer that for their "marketplace" then it's a complete waste of time as everyone will just go to Amazon and Ebay, which is exactly why Tesco and B&Qs offerings have completely failed.
t as you aren't getting one thing or the otherWhy anyone uses B&Q is beyond me, their website is ridiculous and lists things that aren't in store alongside things which might be.
The reality for many retailers is that once I'd think on a Wednesday evening, I'll nip to B&Q at the weekend, only then to find 3 days later it's not in stock!
Now I just buy from Amazon and have it two days earlier!
B&Q is another store I rarely visit any longer as they've tried to be everything to everyone and forgot their core value, we actually liked walked around and picking up stuff!
The reality for many retailers is that once I'd think on a Wednesday evening, I'll nip to B&Q at the weekend, only then to find 3 days later it's not in stock!
Now I just buy from Amazon and have it two days earlier!
B&Q is another store I rarely visit any longer as they've tried to be everything to everyone and forgot their core value, we actually liked walked around and picking up stuff!
Great, another retailer to avoid. Still Temu will probably crush them anyway!
dundarach said:
Why anyone uses B&Q is beyond me, their website is ridiculous and lists things that aren't in store alongside things which might be.
The reality for many retailers is that once I'd think on a Wednesday evening, I'll nip to B&Q at the weekend, only then to find 3 days later it's not in stock!
Now I just buy from Amazon and have it two days earlier!
B&Q is another store I rarely visit any longer as they've tried to be everything to everyone and forgot their core value, we actually liked walked around and picking up stuff!
I refuse to use the B&Q website. Last time I couldn't find any way to filter on products that are actually sold by B&Q and therefore available in the store. No excuse for that IMO. Screwfix and Toolstation now if I need stuff same day.The reality for many retailers is that once I'd think on a Wednesday evening, I'll nip to B&Q at the weekend, only then to find 3 days later it's not in stock!
Now I just buy from Amazon and have it two days earlier!
B&Q is another store I rarely visit any longer as they've tried to be everything to everyone and forgot their core value, we actually liked walked around and picking up stuff!
I'm glad it's not just me who finds the B&Q website so frustrating to use with the marketplace aspect.
I'm looking on their website to know if 1) they stock the thing I want, 2) if they do, how much is it and 3) where in a specific store it is to save time when I get there. Admittedly, step #3 does work well but only if you've not given up looking at the previous steps. It would be much better if there was a slider at the top of search results which set "In store only" but that would probably upset the marketplace sellers.
I'm looking on their website to know if 1) they stock the thing I want, 2) if they do, how much is it and 3) where in a specific store it is to save time when I get there. Admittedly, step #3 does work well but only if you've not given up looking at the previous steps. It would be much better if there was a slider at the top of search results which set "In store only" but that would probably upset the marketplace sellers.
Harpoon said:
I'm glad it's not just me who finds the B&Q website so frustrating to use with the marketplace aspect.
I'm looking on their website to know if 1) they stock the thing I want, 2) if they do, how much is it and 3) where in a specific store it is to save time when I get there. Admittedly, step #3 does work well but only if you've not given up looking at the previous steps. It would be much better if there was a slider at the top of search results which set "In store only" but that would probably upset the marketplace sellers.
Yeah if only …. I'm looking on their website to know if 1) they stock the thing I want, 2) if they do, how much is it and 3) where in a specific store it is to save time when I get there. Admittedly, step #3 does work well but only if you've not given up looking at the previous steps. It would be much better if there was a slider at the top of search results which set "In store only" but that would probably upset the marketplace sellers.
DSLiverpool said:
Harpoon said:
I'm glad it's not just me who finds the B&Q website so frustrating to use with the marketplace aspect.
I'm looking on their website to know if 1) they stock the thing I want, 2) if they do, how much is it and 3) where in a specific store it is to save time when I get there. Admittedly, step #3 does work well but only if you've not given up looking at the previous steps. It would be much better if there was a slider at the top of search results which set "In store only" but that would probably upset the marketplace sellers.
Yeah if only . I'm looking on their website to know if 1) they stock the thing I want, 2) if they do, how much is it and 3) where in a specific store it is to save time when I get there. Admittedly, step #3 does work well but only if you've not given up looking at the previous steps. It would be much better if there was a slider at the top of search results which set "In store only" but that would probably upset the marketplace sellers.
The reason the B&Q Marketplace failed, along with the Tesco Marketplace, and soon the Argos Marketplace is because the retailers don't understand what the customer wants. Customer wants physical stores so they can go and buy and collect what they need today, today. They can't or don't want to wait a day or more for a courier to come a put a "sorry we missed you" card through their letterbox when they were actually at home waiting for the knock at the door. Argos 'works' because in the majority of cases you can buy and pick it up same day from one of their stores in your vicinity.
If these affiliate store "marketplaces" will only do delivery and not collection then they have absolutely no place in the market because there is not a single thing about them which makes them more attractive to use than Amazon, Ebay etc. Because it's an affiliate then the item price is going to be more expensive than Amazon/ Ebay or even ordering it direct, so there is absolutely nothing to gain.
Essentially all that's happening here is that Argos are offering Chinese tat sellers to advertise their stuff in their big well-known shop window (website) for a 10-15% cut. Argos will have absolutely nothing to do with the product, they'll never hold it , sell it nor take returns, all that will done through the third party, they'll just take a cut. Which is probably the same for B&Q and Tesco.
If these affiliate store "marketplaces" will only do delivery and not collection then they have absolutely no place in the market because there is not a single thing about them which makes them more attractive to use than Amazon, Ebay etc. Because it's an affiliate then the item price is going to be more expensive than Amazon/ Ebay or even ordering it direct, so there is absolutely nothing to gain.
Essentially all that's happening here is that Argos are offering Chinese tat sellers to advertise their stuff in their big well-known shop window (website) for a 10-15% cut. Argos will have absolutely nothing to do with the product, they'll never hold it , sell it nor take returns, all that will done through the third party, they'll just take a cut. Which is probably the same for B&Q and Tesco.
CSR Performance said:
Great, another retailer to avoid. Still Temu will probably crush them anyway!
I don't get wy they have done that, its made the website totally unusable and I obviously go elsewhere as whatever is on their website is just what they can get hold of not what they've actually got dundarach said:
Why anyone uses B&Q is beyond me, their website is ridiculous and lists things that aren't in store alongside things which might be.
The reality for many retailers is that once I'd think on a Wednesday evening, I'll nip to B&Q at the weekend, only then to find 3 days later it's not in stock!
Now I just buy from Amazon and have it two days earlier!
B&Q is another store I rarely visit any longer as they've tried to be everything to everyone and forgot their core value, we actually liked walked around and picking up stuff!
I refuse to use the B&Q website. Last time I couldn't find any way to filter on products that are actually sold by B&Q and therefore available in the store. No excuse for that IMO. Screwfix and Toolstation now if I need stuff same day.The reality for many retailers is that once I'd think on a Wednesday evening, I'll nip to B&Q at the weekend, only then to find 3 days later it's not in stock!
Now I just buy from Amazon and have it two days earlier!
B&Q is another store I rarely visit any longer as they've tried to be everything to everyone and forgot their core value, we actually liked walked around and picking up stuff!
Tisy said:
The reason the B&Q Marketplace failed, along with the Tesco Marketplace, and soon the Argos Marketplace is because the retailers don't understand what the customer wants. Customer wants physical stores so they can go and buy and collect what they need today, today. They can't or don't want to wait a day or more for a courier to come a put a "sorry we missed you" card through their letterbox when they were actually at home waiting for the knock at the door. Argos 'works' because in the majority of cases you can buy and pick it up same day from one of their stores in your vicinity.
If these affiliate store "marketplaces" will only do delivery and not collection then they have absolutely no place in the market because there is not a single thing about them which makes them more attractive to use than Amazon, Ebay etc. Because it's an affiliate then the item price is going to be more expensive than Amazon/ Ebay or even ordering it direct, so there is absolutely nothing to gain.
Essentially all that's happening here is that Argos are offering Chinese tat sellers to advertise their stuff in their big well-known shop window (website) for a 10-15% cut. Argos will have absolutely nothing to do with the product, they'll never hold it , sell it nor take returns, all that will done through the third party, they'll just take a cut. Which is probably the same for B&Q and Tesco.
To be fair, I’ve had 2 B&Q marketplace orders in the last year. One was for a set of Scottish spec smoke alarms (pre-wired alarm in the house was dead and replacing the lot with something compliant with the excessive regs up here finally made sense) and the other was a barbecue cover. Both are the archetypal Chinese tat, but, IIRC, one came from a seller within about 20 miles away and both were cheaper than anything I could have got from Amazon or eBay. Maybe I was just lucky and I’d far rather have had the stuff as click & collect, but it did the job. The bit I struggled to understand though was why, especially in the case of the smoke alarms, B&Q were willing to do dramatically undercut themselves. I think I paid about 1/3rd of what I would had I bought similar kit in-store. In saying that, had I not got the marketplace items I’d probably have bought from Amazon, so maybe they reckon 10% of something is better than 100% of nothing.If these affiliate store "marketplaces" will only do delivery and not collection then they have absolutely no place in the market because there is not a single thing about them which makes them more attractive to use than Amazon, Ebay etc. Because it's an affiliate then the item price is going to be more expensive than Amazon/ Ebay or even ordering it direct, so there is absolutely nothing to gain.
Essentially all that's happening here is that Argos are offering Chinese tat sellers to advertise their stuff in their big well-known shop window (website) for a 10-15% cut. Argos will have absolutely nothing to do with the product, they'll never hold it , sell it nor take returns, all that will done through the third party, they'll just take a cut. Which is probably the same for B&Q and Tesco.
DSLiverpool said:
Will possibly be better than Tesco, luckily they are using Mirakl which saves learning and integrating new software.
It s a way off yet but I think they ll aim for September, get your application in.
Anticipated launch is early 2027It s a way off yet but I think they ll aim for September, get your application in.
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