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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Will Too Much Debt Cripple Staples’ Growth?
BNET
- 2008-12-16
Given slower store traffic and an uncertain global economic environment, did Staples pick the wrong time to spend approximately $4.4 billion in connection with the June 30 acquisition of Dutch peer Corporate Express? Borrowings and debt service requirements have increased substantially at the world's largest office products retailer, according to...
Zacks Earnings Preview: Casey's General Stores and Staples
- 2008-09-02
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week's list includes Casey's General Stores (Nasdaq: CASY) and Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS). To see more earnings analysis, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=3207. Earnings Preview is written by Charles Rotblut, CFA, Senior Market Analyst for Zacks.com. I expect...
New Analyst Reports for STAPLES INC, IOMAI CORPORATION, IAC INTERACTIVECORP, and CHINA SUNERGY COMPANY LTD
- 2008-05-13
MaybachFinancial.com is one of the fastest growing independent and unbiased research firms in the world. Through our numerous partnerships with many of the top investment minds in the world, we provide research on companies making a move in the markets. Investors seeking genuine analyst opinions on their investments for STAPLES...
QED Connect A Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Provider For The Information Security Market.
- 2008-01-18
M2 PRESSWIRE-18 January 2008-LiquidStockReport.com: QED Connect A Software-as-a-Service SaaS Provider For The Information Security MarketC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18012008 Stocks to Watch: QED Connect, Inc.. (PINKSHEETS: QEDC), Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), COMVERSE TECH INC (PINKSHEETS: CMVT), Electronic Arts...
EastBridge Investment Group Takes Stake in Two Horns Energy Drink Company.
- 2007-08-22
M2 PRESSWIRE-22 August 2007-InvestSource Inc.: EastBridge Investment Group Takes Stake in Two Horns Energy Drink CompanyC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22082007 Stocks in the News: EastBridge Investment Group, Inc. (OTC: EBIG), Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL), Northwest Airlines Corp. (NYSE: NWA),...
Stock Watch: (NASDAQ: ADCT) ADC Telecommunications, Inc., (NASDAQ: FISV) Fiserv, Inc., (NASDAQ: SPLS ) Staples, Inc., added to W.W. Rolling Stocks.
- 2005-04-05
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 April 2005-WillyWizard.com: Stock Watch: (NASDAQ: ADCT) ADC Telecommunications, Inc., (NASDAQ: FISV) Fiserv, Inc., (NASDAQ: SPLS ) Staples, Inc., added to W.W. Rolling StocksC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05042005 Stock Watch: (NASDAQ: ADCT) ADC Telecommunications, Inc., (NASDAQ: FISV) Fiserv, Inc.,...
Technology stocks show some life: Patrick Lyons of NCN Capital Management still hopes for a tech resurgence
- 2005-01-01
Last year, Patrick Lyons, associate portfolio manager at Durham, North Carolina-based NCM Capital Management Group, had high-flying expectations that the technology sector would soon regain its wings. But it hasn't happened as fast as he would have liked. The portfolio of five tech-related companies he crafted for BLACKENTERPRISE garnered a...
Staples Announces Revolutionary Paperless Rebates and Costco Shares Hit a Bump.
- 2004-11-09
M2 PRESSWIRE-9 November 2004-FNWU: Staples Announces Revolutionary Paperless Rebates and Costco Shares Hit a BumpC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11092004 City of Industry, CA - Retail industry news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU). Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced the launch...
Stocks to Watch on Wednesday, September 22, 2004: DANKY, SPLS.
- 2004-09-22
M2 PRESSWIRE-22 September 2004-RumorAlerts.com: Stocks to Watch on Wednesday, September 22, 2004: DANKY, SPLSC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09222004 Sarasota, FL -- RumorAlert.com Stocks to Watch on Wednesday, September 22, 2004: Danka Business Systems PLC (Nasdaq: DANKY) announced before...
Peterson Partners closes on $105 million investment
- 2004-05-05
Salt Lake-based private equity firm Peterson Partners said Tuesday it has closed its third investment fund, consisting of $105 million of private equity. Peterson added outside investment partners to its ranks. Prior to the third investment fund, all of its capital was provided by the firm's general partners....
