BNET Industries
Market Cap:$16.1B
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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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
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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, Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 1/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-03-11
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you, sir. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Oliver Wintermantel – Morgan Stanley. Oliver Wintermantel – Morgan Stanley In Contract, could you give us some color on sales per existing customers versus acquisition of customers? And secondly, did this vary by...
Staples, Inc. F3Q08 (Qtr End 11/01/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-12-02
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Oliver Wintermantel – Morgan Stanley Oliver Wintermantel – Morgan Stanley Regarding your gross margin, can you break down your gross margin performance in more detail for example how much of the decline was due occupancy and what was the gross...
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...
Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Appoints Bob Staples as Senior Vice President of Sales and Installation Services
- 2007-01-25
CANTON, Mass. -- Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWTR) today announced the promotion of vice president of sales and in-home installation Bob Staples to senior vice president of sales and installation services, effective immediately. He replaces Judy Quye, who resigned from the company last November. In his new role,...
Staples, Inc. Reports Record Second Quarter Performance; Earnings Per Share Increased 22 Percent and Sales Rose 12 Percent; North American Retail Comparable Sales Increased Four Percent
- 2006-08-15
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced today the results for its second quarter ended July 29, 2006. The company posted record sales and earnings, driven by market share gains in North America and steady progress in its International business.
Staples, Inc. Reports Record First Quarter Performance; Earnings Per Share Rose 25 Percent and Company Sales Increased Nine Percent
- 2006-05-16
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced today the results for its first quarter ended April 29, 2006. Total company sales increased nine percent to $4.2 billion compared to the first quarter of 2005. Net income rose 26 percent year over year to $186 million, and earnings per share,...
Staples, Inc. Reports Record First Quarter Performance; Sales Increased 13 Percent and Earnings Per Share Rose 24 Percent; North American Retail Comparable Sales Increased Four Percent
- 2005-05-17
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced today the results for its first quarter ended April 30, 2005. Total company sales for the quarter grew to $3.90 billion, an increase of 13 percent versus $3.45 billion for the same quarter of 2004. North American Retail comparable sales increased four...
Texas tackles WC reform as expenses soar: legislators seek certified medical networks to help restrain out-of-control costs.(News)(workers' compensation)
- 2005-03-07
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE'S EFFORT to reform the state's ailing workers' compensation system has been moving so quickly that a final measure might come up for a vote perhaps as soon as April, one insurance trade group says. Bills in both the Texas Senate and...
Staples, Inc. Reports Record Fiscal 2004 and Fourth Quarter Results; North American Retail Comparable Sales Rose Four Percent for the Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter
- 2005-02-24
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Net Income Rose 19 Percent and Revenues Increased 13 Percent in the Fourth Quarter
