BNET Industries
Market Cap:$16.8B
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
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Staples, Inc. Q2 2009 (Qtr End 08/01/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-08-25
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Kate McShane – Citi Investment Research. Kate McShane – Citi Investment Research The sequential improvement in comp store sales especially in Europe was great. I wonder how much you think is from share gains and...
Staples and Office Depot: Short Interest Declines
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-11-02
Jessica Johnson submits: Office Depot ODP saw its shares soar by 48% on Friday, as the office supply chain told investors that liquidity was far from running out, juxtaposed with the decision to close some North American stores and sell some assets because of slumping sales. Short...
Retail analysts forecast decent grade for back-to-school sales.
- 2004-08-24
By Naomi Aoki, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 24--Amid reports yesterday of sluggish back-to-school sales from the nation's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., analysts maintained forecasts for a decent retail season. The National Retail Federation predicts adults...
New York-Area Retailers Wrapping Up Back-to-School Sales.
- 2003-09-03
By Matt Donnelly, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 3--It wasn't the typical back-to-school shopping trip for Mary Ellen Warne and her daughter, Megan. With classes starting tomorrow, the mother-daughter team from Whitestone was still searching for...
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