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Staples Inc.

Market Cap:$17.3B

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

Contact Information

500 Staples Drive

Framingham, Massachusetts 01702

www.staples.com

508-253-5000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers: 424120

Company News

Recent Events

Staples sets 8.25-cent quarterly dividend

12/09/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
Staples' Shares Should Hold Together

12/01/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Staples Q3 profit up on lower charges, beats Street

12/01/09 - Site Opening - View Story
Staples Posts Higher Earnings In Fiscal Q3

12/08/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Cloud hangs over Black Friday

11/23/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
Black Friday Laptop Deals Under $300

11/14/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Staples Black Friday 2009 Deals Announced via Twitter, Facebook

11/11/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
TWEET: 'I'm About to Testify in My Defamation Case!'

11/03/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story
Staples, Dogwood Alliance Promote Forest Carbon Offsets

10/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Staples aims to improve its environmental footprint

10/02/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Throw This Stock Away

10/07/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Sector Snap: Office Depot falls, OfficeMax rises

9/18/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Staples declares USD0.025 quarterly cash dividend

9/16/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
Staples 2Q profit falls 39 pct on acquisition cost

8/26/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Staples profit drops as recession takes toll

8/25/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Staples tags president Mike Miles to head multichannel international unit

8/25/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - COO - View Story

News & Analysis

food and staples inc. - All News and Analysis

This Global Food & Staples Retail Report Is Available Now

- 2008-06-13

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c229d4/global_food_stap) has announced the addition of the "Global Food & Staples Retail" report to their offering.

Tags: food, Retail, Staples Inc.
ARAB STATES: DATA ON DEFICIT IN AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD STAPLES TRADE BALANCE IN 2004.

- 2005-11-08

A-Sharq newspaper quoted data in September 2005 on the deficit in the balance of trade for agricultural and food staples items during 2004 as published in a report by the Organization to Develop Agriculture in the Arab States. The ... A-Sharq newspaper quoted data in September...

Tags: food, Staples Inc.
Gehl's Meets Increased Seasonal Demand for Food Products with Ross Systems; Summertime Spurs Taste for Nachos, Other Ballpark Staples

- 2005-04-19

ATLANTA -- With warmer weather pushing demand for ballpark and amusement park staples like nachos and chili, Ross Systems Inc. ("Ross"), a global provider of enterprise software solutions for manufacturers and a software unit of chinadotcom corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA), today announced that its iRenaissance enterprise resource planning ("ERP") solution will...

Tags: food, Staples Inc.
The Week; Group calls for ad ban of junk-food.(Briefs)

- 2005-01-10

The Center for Science in the Public Interest unveiled proposed food-marketing guidelines that would dramatically limit marketing to kids and urged TV networks, food marketers and movie companies to implement the limits. The group, which has focused on kids 12 and under, targeted the guidelines to...

Tags: ABC Inc., advertisement, food, Manufacturing, marketing, Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., Staples Inc., TVs
Product alert. (Industry Watch).(food and kindred)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)

- 2002-07-01

PRODUCT ALERT NEW PRODUCTS THROUGH JUNE 2002 NEW PRODUCT COUNTS BY CATEGORY ...

Tags: food, imitation, Staples Inc., candy

EGYPT: LOWERING PRICES ON BASIC STAPLES FOR POOR FAMILIES.(Brief Article)

- 2002-02-04

Al-Ahram newspaper reported on the plan of government food products holding companies to reduce prices on basic staples for low-income families. The paper quoted the President of the Holding Company, Eng. Adil a-Shahawi, who told the paper in late De Al-Ahram newspaper reported on the plan...

Tags: food, Staples Inc.
IHA STUDY SHOWS HOUSEWARES SALES OUTPACING FOOD STAPLES.

- 2001-11-12

ROSEMONT, Ill.-The housewares industry in the United States experienced $69.5 billion in sales at retail last year, according to a study released by the International Housewares Association here. ROSEMONT, Ill.-The housewares industry in the United States experienced $69.5 billion in sales at retail...

Tags: food, houseware, sales, Staples Inc.
REMINDER/Mega 92.3 FM Stages Sit-in for Hunger; Station Plans to Collect 92,000 Cans of Food for The Salvation Army; Staples Center to Host Mega's ``House Party''

- 2000-11-09

News Editors

Tags: food, Staples Inc.
ADVISORY/Mega 92.3 FM Stages Sit-in for Hunger; Station Plans to Collect 92,000 Cans of Food for The Salvation Army; Staples Center to Host Mega's ``House Party''

- 2000-11-08

News Editors

Tags: food, Staples Inc.
LEVY SCORES SPORTS ARENA FOOD PACTS: RESTAURATEUR ADDS FIVE OUT-OF-TOWN STADIUMS TO ROSTER.

- 1999-09-06

Most sports teams would love to have the record Levy Restaurants is compiling this year. The Chicago-based company will supply five of six new arenas opening this fall -- including Staples Center in Los Angeles, which is home to the Lakers, Clipp ...

Tags: food, Staples Inc.