Teaching activity
Takeover Strategy: Sainsbury's and Argos

6th January 2016
So. Sainsbury's wants to buy Argos (and Homebase) through a £1bn+ takeover. Argos says no - for now.
Why on earth would Sainsbury's want to acquire Argos? What is the strategic logic?
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