BNET Industries
Market Cap:$17.8B
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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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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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 and Office Depot: Short Interest Declines
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-11-02
Jessica Johnson submits: Office Depot ODP saw its shares soar by 48% on Friday, as the office supply chain told investors that liquidity was far from running out, juxtaposed with the decision to close some North American stores and sell some assets because of slumping sales. Short...
Texas tackles WC reform as expenses soar: legislators seek certified medical networks to help restrain out-of-control costs.(News)(workers' compensation)
- 2005-03-07
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE'S EFFORT to reform the state's ailing workers' compensation system has been moving so quickly that a final measure might come up for a vote perhaps as soon as April, one insurance trade group says. Bills in both the Texas Senate and...
Insider Trades - Finance Watch - Statistical Data Included
- 2002-10-07
NATIONWIDE DSN REPORT -- The following are major insider trades as reported to the SEC. STOCKS BOUGHT Home Depot: Richard Brown, director, bought 1,000 shares on Aug. 21 at $31.40, now owns 4,332 shares. Galyan's Trading Co.: David Zoba, vp, bought 1,500 shares on Sept. 5 at...
Finance watch - Brief Article
- 2002-09-09
INSIDER TRADES. NATIONWIDE DSN REPORT--The following are major insider trades as reported to the SEC. STOCKS BOUGHT Best Buy: Mark Thompson, director, bought 300 shares on July 10 to July 24 at $28.60 to $35.50, now owns 300 shares. Cato Corp.: A. F. Sloan, director, bought...
Finance Watch
- 2002-07-29
INSIDER TRADES NATIONWIDE DSN REPORT - The following are major insider trades as reported to the SEC. STOCKS BOUGHT AutoZone: Andrew McKenna, director, bought 1,000 shares on June 25 at $80.50, now owns 15,000 shares. Dollar General: David Bere, director, bought 5,000 shares on June 17...
Investors opt for safety
- 2002-05-22
NEW YORK AP -- Growing fearful of terror attacks, investors opted for safety Tuesday, securing profits and sending stocks sharply lower for a second day. The market's uneasiness wiped out early gains prompted by better-than-expected retail earnings and a settlement for Merrill Lynch. Analysts said the pullback,...
Finance watch - Brief Article
- 2002-05-06
INSIDER TRADES NATIONWIDE DSN REPORT -- The following are major insider trades as reported to the SEC. STOCKS BOUGHT Books-A-Million: Terrance Finley, officer, bought 1,069 shares on March 15 at $1.86, now owns 4,719 shares. Circuit City: Paula Rosput, director, bought 1,000 shares on March 5...
Williams restructures debt
- 2002-03-06
TULSA AP -- Williams Cos. won approval Tuesday to restructure a $1.4 billion debt obligation, ending the potential that it could be forced to pay the entire amount in 60 days. The energy company will make semi-annual interest payments on the debt and will assume responsibility for...
Finance watch - retail stocks - Illustration - Statistical Data Included
- 2002-02-11
INSIDER TRADES NATIONWIDE DSN REPORT -- The following are major insider trades as reported to the SEC. STOCKS BOUGHT Galyan's Trading Co.: Charles Nelson, vp, bought 2,400 shares on Dec. 13 at $12.00, now owns 16,935 shares. PetsMart: Thomas Stemberg, director, bought 11,000 shares on Dec....
Finance Watch - retail store securities - Statistical Data Included
- 2001-11-05
INSIDER TRADES NATIONWIDE DSN REPORT - The following are major insider trades as reported to the SEC. STOCKS BOUGHT A.C. Moore: Lawrence Fine, president, bought 1,700 shares on Sept. 21 to Sept. 24 at $12.78 to $13.07, now owns 2,000 shares. AutoZone: Andrew McKenna, director, bought...
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