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• The Boston Globe Boston Capital Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

  - 2000-08-03

  Aug. 3--Staples is like the guy who owns a nice house in a run-down neighborhood. Prospective buyers want to know: Will the blight spread here, too? As far as investors are concerned, the office-superstore neighborhood is a scary place to be. Staples' two main...

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• Analysts Confident about Staples' Future without Office Depot.(Originated from The Boston Globe)

  - 1997-07-01

  Jul. 1--Staples Inc. would have been a better company had it been allowed to merge with Office Depot Inc., say analysts, but they are quick to add: It will be a pretty good company on its own. Jul. 1--Staples Inc. would have...

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• Staples and Office Depot Merger Highlights Mystery of Price Setting.(Originated from The Boston Globe)

  - 1997-05-21

  WASHINGTON--May 20--Money is tight, you just burned your best frying pan and your daughter has outgrown her jeans. Where do you shop for replacements? WASHINGTON--May 20--Money is tight, you just burned your best frying pan and your daughter has outgrown her...

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• Staples - Office Depot Merger Debate Continues in Court.(Originated from The Boston Globe)

  - 1997-05-21

  WASHINGTON--May 21--A merged Staples and Office Depot would raise prices by between 5 percent and 10 percent, while the two companies, if they remained independent, would undertake a head-to-head battle that would reduce prices, a government witne WASHINGTON--May 21--A merged Staples and Office...

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