BNET Industries
Market Cap:$16.9B
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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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 declares USD0.025 quarterly cash dividend
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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 earnings fall 38% in second quarter
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Staples tags president Mike Miles to head multichannel international unit
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Ventress to Leave Staples, Miles Assumes Role
News & Analysis
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Staples, Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 05/02/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-05-27
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Oliver Wintermantel – Morgan Stanley Oliver Wintermantel – Morgan Stanley Some of the underlying macro trends in the US signal stabilization or maybe an improvement. Could you give us some more color on what trends you have seen within the...
Staples Settles Its Offer for All Outstanding Securities of Corporate Express and Announces Delisting of Corporate Express Ordinary Shares and ADSs
- 2008-07-09
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) and its wholly owned subsidiary Staples Acquisition B.V. ("Staples Acquisition") and Corporate Express N.V. ("Corporate Express") jointly announce that Staples Acquisition has settled its offer ("Offer") for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares ("Ordinary Shares"), American depositary shares ("ADSs") and depositary receipts...
Staples Increases Offer Price per Corporate Express Preference Share A to EUR 3.60
- 2008-06-25
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Staples Acquisition B.V., are pleased to announce the increase to EUR 3.60 of the all cash offer price per share for all the issued and outstanding depositary receipts of Preference Shares A in the share capital of Corporate...
Staples, Inc. Acknowledges The Corporate Express N.V. Proposed Acquisition Of Lyreco SAS
- 2008-05-21
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- In light of today's news about the proposed Corporate Express N.V. acquisition of Lyreco SAS, Staples, Inc.(Nasdaq: SPLS) and Staples Acquisition B.V. are considering all options. Staples Acquisition reaffirms that its all cash offer of EUR 8.00 per ordinary share delivers certain, immediate and superior value...
Staples Inc. Corporate News: Acquisition Proposal to Corporate Express For EUR 7.25 Per Ordinary Share.
- 2008-02-19
M2 PRESSWIRE-19 February 2008-Bellwether Stock Analysis: Staples Inc. Corporate News: Acquisition Proposal to Corporate Express For EUR 7.25 Per Ordinary ShareC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:19022008 Today Bellwether Report has identified Staples Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), a company that our analysts will be tracking...
What do buyers want most? Information, say distributors.(Office Supplies)
- 2004-04-15
An e-sourcing system developed by sourcing and IT groups at Progressive Casualty Insurance for use by employees to place orders with suppliers for office products and other MRO goods and services is the envy of many purchasing professionals. Since introducing the system six years ago, the...
Suppliers focus efforts on making buyers' jobs easier. (Distribution).(Brief Article)
- 2002-05-16
Trends in office supplies distribution tend to mirror trends in office supplies purchasing. Purchasing managers at Fortune 500 companies now are concentrating their efforts in four areas: e-procurement, cost management, national/global agreements and value-added services. So too are office supplies distributors. ...
Grand & Toy: Staplers' competitive threat. (The Ivey Case Study[C]).
- 2001-11-01
Pete Vanexan president of Grand & Toy (G&T) was reviewing his company's 2001 budget forecast. It was January 13, 2001 in Toronto Canada, and Vanexan was on his was to a meeting with the other senior managers. Vanexan wanted to focus on this opportunity to rethink ...
Office supplies distributors attack procurement costs.(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
- 2001-03-22
Once a low-visibility industry dominated by family-run businesses, office products distribution has in the past few years moved aggressively into the spotlight with national retail chains, growing e-commerce operations and sophisticated procurement programs. Heightened competition has led to aggressive pricing, a well-tuned distribution system, and...
Independents remain afloat in a sea of office supply giants
- 1998-12-04
Better update your Yellow Pages before calling for office supplies. Here's the scenario you'd find using last year's edition: "Hello? Is this Granite State Office Supplies?" "No, we've been swallowed up by Communications Supplies in Londonderry." "Hello. Are you Oceanside Office Supplies in Salem?" "Not anymore. We were folded into...
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