New Argos store to open inside Sainsbury’s Basingstoke Argos is set to close its store permanently and will reopen a branch inside Sainsbury s, The Gazette can report. The chain s store at The Basingstoke Centre in Old Basing Mall will not reopen with Argos closing around 420 stores around the UK. The Argos store inside Sainsbury’s will feature a browse area and customers will be able to use the tablets when permitted. A spokesperson for Sainsbury’s said: “In November, we shared plans to open 350 more Argos stores in Sainsbury’s and Argos collection points in supermarkets and convenience stores by March 2024.