BNET Industries
Market Cap:$17.5B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$23.0B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Staples, the world?s largest office products company, is committed to making it easy for customers to buy a wide range of office products, including supplies, technology, furniture, and business services. With 2008 sales of $23 billion and 91,000 associates worldwide, Staples serves businesses of all sizes and consumers in 27 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. In July 2008, Staples acquired Corporate Express, one of the world?s leading suppliers of office products to businesses and institutions. Staples invented the office superstore concept in 1986 and is headquartered outside Boston.
Number of Employees 57,291
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers: 424120
Recent Events
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Staples sets 8.25-cent quarterly dividend
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Staples' Shares Should Hold Together
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Staples Q3 profit up on lower charges, beats Street
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Staples Posts Higher Earnings In Fiscal Q3
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Cloud hangs over Black Friday
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Black Friday Laptop Deals Under $300
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Staples Black Friday 2009 Deals Announced via Twitter, Facebook
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TWEET: 'I'm About to Testify in My Defamation Case!'
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Staples, Dogwood Alliance Promote Forest Carbon Offsets
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Staples aims to improve its environmental footprint
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Throw This Stock Away
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Sector Snap: Office Depot falls, OfficeMax rises
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Staples 2Q profit falls 39 pct on acquisition cost
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Staples profit drops as recession takes toll
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Staples tags president Mike Miles to head multichannel international unit
News & Analysis
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Staples Proposes Acquisition Of Corporate Express For EUR 7.25 Per Ordinary Share
- 2008-02-19
Customers To Benefit From Improved Geographic Reach And Expanded Range Of Products
Staples, Inc. Expands European Presence with Strategic Acquisition of Guilbert's Mail Order Business
- 2002-10-21
Business Editors
Office retailers make overseas moves - Market Watch - Brief Article
- 2002-09-09
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. AND FRAMINGHAM, MASS. -- Office Depot is selling its Australian operations and Staples is expanding in Europe with another acquisition. Office Depot decided to exit Australia after realizing its growth opportunities were limited. The move comes one year after Office Depot tried to beef up its presence...
Staples has completed its acquisition of European office supply companies.(Brief Article)
- 2000-01-13
Staples has completed its acquisition of European office supply companies Sigma Burowelt in Germany, Office Centre in the Netherlands, and Office Centre in Portugal. The ... Staples has completed its acquisition of European office supply companies Sigma Burowelt in Germany, Office Centre in the...
Staples announces acquisition of Kingfisher PLC's stake in European joint ventures
- 1996-12-11
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 11, 1996-- Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) which pioneered the office superstore industry, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire from Kingfisher PLC its interests in the company's two European joint ventures -- Staples UK and Maxi-Papier.
FTC stalls Staples deal. (Federal Trade Commission, acquisition of Office Depot)(Brief Article)
- 1996-11-11
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -- Staples Inc., headquartered here, along with Office Depot, based in Delray Beach, Fla., have announced that the Federal Trade Commission has requested additional information and documentary material in connection with its review oWESTBOROUGH, Mass. -- Staples Inc., headquartered here, along with Office Depot,...
Staples pulls in to Depot. (acquisition of Office Depot Inc.)(includes related articles on Office Max and criticism of office superstores)
- 1996-09-09
Staples Inc. is considering acquiring office supply store rival Office Depot Inc. for $3.4 bil. The resulting company would be called Staples the Office Depot and would generate estimated annual retail revenues of $7.5 bil. The merger would expand the marStaples Inc. is considering acquiring office supply store rival Office...
Staples announces acquisition of Arlo Office Products
- 1996-01-24
Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) which pioneered the office products superstore industry, announces that it has acquired Arlo Office Products, Inc. a contract office products dealer based in North Haven, Connecticut.
Staples announces the acquisition of Macauley's Business Resources
- 1995-05-24
FRAMINGHAM, Mass--BUSINESS WIRE--May 24, 1995--Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), which pioneered the office products superstore industry, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Macauley's Business Resources Inc., a contract office products dealer based in Canton, Mich., a suburb of Detroit.
Staples completes previously announced acquisition of Philadelphia Stationers
- 1994-12-12
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 12, 1994--Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) which pioneered the office products superstore industry, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Philadelphia Stationers, Inc., the largest contract office supply dealer based in Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia Stationers operates principally in the eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware...
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