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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
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers: 424120
Recent Events
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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 says it’s optimistic about future
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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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Staples.com.(net marketing: 10 great web sites)
- 2005-09-12
Company: Staples Inc., Framingham, Mass. Target audience: Small businesses and home offices Key Web executive: Colin Hynes, director of usability No. of employees who work on the site: 100 Last major redesign: Began 2003, completed July 2005 No. of p Company: Staples Inc., Framingham, Mass. Target...
Stand and deliver: what happens when web merchants make delivery promises they can't keep?
- 2003-11-01
STAPLES RECENTLY HAD TO PAY $850,000 to settle an FTC Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule complaint. Why? Because the company failed to keep its product delivery promises. Specifically, Staples claimed on its Web site that it could deliver products in just one day--when, in fact, the offer applied only...
Area shopping centers: ranked by total gross leasable square feet
- 2002-12-30
AREA SHOPPING CENTERS Ranked by total gross leasable square feet as of July 1, 2002 ...
Staples.com Named a Top Web Site for Entrepreneurs by Forbes Best of the Web; Third Consecutive Year Staples.com Recognized by Forbes Magazine
- 2002-03-12
Business/Technology Editors FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 12, 2002 Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPLS) today announced Staples.com has been selected as a Forbes Best of the Web Pick for Entrepreneurs. Web sites were chosen based on their ability to help smaller businesses operate as smoothly as much larger organizations with greater resources....
Staples.com Launches Print, Marketing and Web Solution Centers Helping Small Business Owners Outsource On the Web
- 2001-05-14
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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,...
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