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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Fundraising effort provides school essentials
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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
News & Analysis
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Canadians are Bored of the Job Hunt, Poll Shows; STAPLES Business Depot answers the call with Staplesville.ca, an interactive website that will revolutionize online recruiting.(Website overview)
- 2008-03-11
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Mar 11, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Job searching is frustrating, boring and takes more time than it should, according to a new poll commissioned by STAPLES Business Depot, Canada's leader in office supplies. The poll coincides TORONTO, ONTARIO, Mar 11, 2008 (Marketwire...
Dow leverages vendor-managed inventory for office supplies.
- 2007-02-15
By Maria Varmazis Stick with what works, says Tary Schumacher, global supply manager, shared services purchasing at Midland, Mich.-based Dow Chemical. And when it comes to buying office supplies at Dow Chemical, supplier-managed inventory has By Maria Varmazis...
STAPLES TO REPURCHASE $1.5B IN SHARES, ADD MORE FURNITURE.(Brief Article)
- 2005-10-17
NEW YORK-Staples Inc. the office supplies retail giant, said that its per-share profit next year will rise as much as 20 percent and that it will buy back $1.5 billion more in shares. NEW YORK-Staples Inc. the office supplies retail giant, said that ...
Softened office supply market gives Big Three cause for pause - Office Depot, Staples, OfficeMax - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
- 2001-04-02
NAPLES, FLA. -- Uncertainty is the order of the day in today's retail market, and nowhere is this more evident than among office supply superstore operators. Of the leading three chains--Office Depot, Staples and OfficeMax--all have closed stores and adjusted their expansion plans to cope with slower sales and ever-present...
Office Depot Opens Shop in Mount Pleasant, S.C., Competes with Staples.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- 2000-07-16
Jul. 16--MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C.--The stage is set for the nation's largest office supply chains to duke it out in East Cooper. Jul. 16--MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C.--The stage is set for the nation's largest office supply chains to duke it out in East Cooper.
Staples to Open 11 Sites in Tarrant County, Texas, as Part of Nationwide Plan.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- 2000-07-05
Jul. 6--FORT WORTH, Texas--Staples, the nation's second-largest office supply chain, is entering the Metroplex this year with 11 stores and plans to open additional locations over the next three years. Jul. 6--FORT WORTH, Texas--Staples, the nation's second-largest office supply chain, is entering the...
Staples.com Will Add Insurance To Offerings.(Brief Article)
- 2000-01-24
The day is fast approaching when online small business shoppers at Staples, the office superstore, will be able to add insurance to the paper clips and other office supplies in their shopping carts. The day is fast approaching when online small business shoppers at ...
Staples Hopes Pricey Items Move at Boston Airport Store.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- 2000-01-24
Jan. 25--Staples Inc. had expected to sell lots of office supplies when it opened its first airport store in Philadelphia nearly five months ago, but not necessarily high-priced digital cameras and $450 computer notepads. Jan. 25--Staples Inc. had expected to sell lots of office...
Mergers put spotlight on supplier capability.
- 1998-11-05
As corporate buyers well know, winnowing down the supply base so that requisitioners order office supplies through one distributor helps to reduce purchasing costs. What may not be readily apparent is that a single supplier also can help ease the t As corporate buyers...
Super Office expands. (office supply chain opens second store in Tel-Aviv, Israel)
- 1994-12-16
Super Office, an office supply chain featuring stock ranging from copiers to computers, is opening a second store in Tel-Aviv. Super Office is the exclusive Israeli representative of Staples and models its stores on Staples outlets in the U.S., Canad Super Office, an office supply chain...
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