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Market Cap:$16.8B
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 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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Letters/Instant E-Mail.(Brief Article)
- 2000-08-28
NHL focus should be on its brand, not on b-to-b Yes ... it makes perfect sense to streamline your operations and pool resources and buy in bulk -- the NHL's answer to the price club ["NHL takes shot on Net," Aug. 14, Page 3]. But...
Regional Web Firm, TVisions, Continues To Beat National Players For Blue Chip Development Business; Wins 6 Major New Accounts for E-Commerce and Marketing Solutions
- 1998-08-26
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 26, 1998--TVisions, a leading independent Web development firm, announced today that it was selected over some of the country's largest Web development firms to create commerce, community and marketing sites for A.T. Cross, Depositors Insurance Fund, Duracell, Fidelity Investments, the Patricia Seybold Group and Staples. ...
Regional Web Firm, TVisions, Continues To Beat National Players For Blue Chip Development Business; Wins 6 Major New Accounts for E-Commerce and Marketing Solutions
- 1998-08-26
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 26, 1998--TVisions, a leading independent Web development firm, announced today that it was selected over some of the country's largest Web development firms to create commerce, community and marketing sites for A.T. Cross, Depositors Insurance Fund, Duracell, Fidelity Investments, the Patricia Seybold Group and Staples."As a group,...
Staples, Inc. and Office Depot, Inc. agree with the FTC to extend Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period until March 13, 1997
- 1997-02-28
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 28, 1997--Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) and Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP) today announced they have agreed with the Federal Trade Commission to extend the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period from March 5 to March 13, 1997. Staples, Inc. and Office Depot, Inc., pioneers of the office products superstore...
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