Delivery Wars: Argos Makes Move on Amazon

Argos has moved to tackle the might of Amazon by starting a same-day home delivery service UK-wide - for a fee. The retailer is using its network of 840 UK stores, alongside its delivery centres, to fulfil its offering from Wednesday - having hired 3,300 drivers to run a fleet of 800 vans. Argos said its seven-day Fast Track service was aimed at "revolutionising online shopping" in the run-up to the industry's busiest time of the year, Christmas.