Argos is celebrating its 20th anniversary in the Republic of Ireland as one of the largest retail employers in the uk . The retailer has 200 stores in Ireland , over 300 products on its Irish website , and its catalogues can be found in two - thirds of Irish homes . Independent research sponsored by Argos showed Irish consumers prefer to shop in store , with 33 % of people visiting an Argos store regularly while 34 % shopped on tablets , and 16 % via mobile phone . Of those surveyed , 37 % read online reviews before making a purchase and 29 % liked reserving a product online and collecting it in - store .
Argos is celebrating its 20th anniversary in the Republic of Ireland as one of the largest retail employers in the country. The company has 34 stores in Ireland, over 25,000 products on its Irish website, and its catalogues can be found in two-thirds of Irish homes. Independent research sponsored by Argos showed Irish consumers prefer to shop in store, with 33% of people visiting an Argos store regularly while 9% shopped on tablets, and 16% via mobile phone. Of those surveyed, 37% read online reviews before making a purchase and 29% liked reserving a product online and collecting it in-store.