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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Staples® and Donald Trump Bring Affordable Luxury to the Office
- 2007-07-10
Trump Office[TM] for Staples Unveils New Collection of Executive Chairs
Staples Launches Nationwide Computer and Office Technology Recycling Program
- 2007-05-21
Staples Becomes First National Retailer to Offer Everyday In-Store Recycling For Computers & Other Office Technology
US OFFICE SUPPLIES SELLER MUSCLES IN NORTHERN CHINA MARKET
- 2005-10-21
AsiaInfo Services 10-21-2005 US Office Supplies Seller Muscles in Northern China Market BEIJING, Oct 21, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- US leading office supplies seller Staples has announced the establishment of its Beijing branch on the one-ye AsiaInfo Services ...
Staples Brightens Offices Everywhere With Higher Quality Copy Paper; Staples' Number One Selling ''Red Box'' Copy Paper And 30 Percent Recycled Content Copy Paper Get A Brightness Upgrade Without Higher Prices
- 2005-08-11
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), the world's largest office products retailer, announced today that it will increase the quality of its best selling product, StaplesR brand "red box" copy paper as well as Staples Brand 30 percent recycled content copy paper. The improved copy papers will now have...
Staples preps easier e-commerce site; Office supplies giant revamps Web site to match customers' catalog experience.(News)
- 2005-03-14
Byline: CAROL KROL Byline: CAROL KROL
Staples set for splash in Chicago; Office retailer plans 44 stores, 1,000 jobs here.(News)(Staples Inc.)
- 2005-01-31
Byline: SANDRA JONES Staples Inc., the pioneer of office supply superstores, is taking on Chicago's well-established market for paper clips and printer cartridges with the biggest spate of store openings in the company's 20-year history, a move th Byline: SANDRA JONES ...
Staples Signs Wireless Deal With Fujitsu; Office Superstore Rolls out Fujitsu iPAD Handhelds
- 2004-12-15
FRISCO, Texas -- In a move to improve associate productivity, Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPLS), the largest operator of office superstores in the world, is installing new wireless technology from Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. in its nearly 1200 U.S. retail stores.
Staples Call Centers Certified by J.D. Power and Associates for Customer Service Excellence; Staples is the First in the Office Products Industry to be Certified
- 2004-05-26
Business Editors
Office suppliers rediscover small firms; Staples, other stores gear services to recapture neglected market.(Special Report: Small Business)(Office Depot targets small business)
- 2003-05-19
Byline: ellen ullman Brian Glazer was anxious. The head of production for Lovett Productions, a film and video production company in Manhattan, was preparing for a shoot in the rain and needed 25 disposable ponchos fast. None of the sporting goods Byline: ellen...
Staples offers online print jobs - Office Supplies Update
- 2003-04-07
Copying and printing does not get much easier for small business customers at 16 Baltimore-area Staples stores.
