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Staples Inc.

Market Cap:$17.5B

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

Contact Information

500 Staples Drive

Framingham, Massachusetts 01702

www.staples.com

508-253-5000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers: 424120

Company News

Recent Events

Staples sets 8.25-cent quarterly dividend

12/09/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
Staples' Shares Should Hold Together

12/01/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Staples Q3 profit up on lower charges, beats Street

12/01/09 - Site Opening - View Story
Staples Posts Higher Earnings In Fiscal Q3

12/08/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Cloud hangs over Black Friday

11/23/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
Black Friday Laptop Deals Under $300

11/14/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Staples Black Friday 2009 Deals Announced via Twitter, Facebook

11/11/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
TWEET: 'I'm About to Testify in My Defamation Case!'

11/03/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story
Staples, Dogwood Alliance Promote Forest Carbon Offsets

10/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Staples aims to improve its environmental footprint

10/02/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Throw This Stock Away

10/07/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Sector Snap: Office Depot falls, OfficeMax rises

9/18/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Staples declares USD0.025 quarterly cash dividend

9/16/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
Staples 2Q profit falls 39 pct on acquisition cost

8/26/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Staples profit drops as recession takes toll

8/25/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Staples tags president Mike Miles to head multichannel international unit

8/25/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - COO - View Story

News & Analysis

shareholder and staples inc. - All News and Analysis

Staples Increases Its Offer for Corporate Express to EUR 9.15 per Share and Secures Commitments from Shareholders to Tender Their Shares

- 2008-06-03

* Staples' Offer is contingent upon Corporate Express' shareholders rejecting the Lyreco transaction

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Delaware Court Denies Staples' Motion to Dismiss Shareholder Suit Alleging Backdating of Stock Options, Announces Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP and Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C

- 2007-09-20

BOSTON -- The Delaware Court of Chancery has denied a motion by Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) and certain of its officers and directors to dismiss a derivative lawsuit brought by a stockholder of the company, announces Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP and Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C. The lawsuit alleges...

Tags: backdating, lawsuit, shareholder, Staples Inc., stock, stock option
Little upside seen for ailing OfficeMax; Bust-up may be best hope for shareholders.(Markets)

- 2005-04-25

Byline: SANDRA JONES Whether or not K Capital Partners LLC succeeds in its push to break up OfficeMax Inc., the nation's third-place office products retailer faces dim prospects. The Itasca-based firm trails No. 1 Staples Inc. and No. 2 Office ...

Tags: OfficeMax Inc., shareholder, Staples Inc.
Staples Settles a Lawsuit with Shareholders.

- 2001-07-03

By Stephanie Stoughton, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Stephanie Stoughton, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

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Court Upholds Right of Staples Shareholders to Vote On Staples.com Buyback; Annual Meeting Postponed While Staples Provides Additional Information to Shareholders

- 2001-06-05

Business/Technology Editors

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Finance Watch

- 2001-02-19

INSIDER TRADES NATIONWIDE DSN REPORT -- The following are major insider trades as reported to the SEC. STOCKS BOUGHT eBay: Michael Jacobson, vp, bought 39,996 shares on Dec. 29 at $2.50, now owns 89,529 shares. PetsMart: David Lenhardt, vp, bought 94,500 shares on Dec. 5 to...

Tags: FINANCE, NASD, NYSE Euronext, shareholder, Staples Inc., VP
Staples to shareholders: growth prospect is good

- 2000-07-24

BOSTON -- Although Staples hasn't been as hard hit as rivals, Office Depot and Office-Max, chairman and ceo Tom Stemberg contends the company's performance will allow it to overcome the current rotation away from retail stocks and underperformance by competitors that have dragged Staples' shares down.

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Staples.com shareholders approve tracking stock plan

- 1999-11-22

WESTBOROUGH, MASS. -- Shareholders of Staples.com approved the company's plan to create a separate tracking stock to reflect the e-commerce operation. With the new stock, Staples' existing shareholders will retain a significant majority interest in the e-tailer. The tracking stock will include the company's three e-commerce sites: www.staples.com, www.quillcorp.com and...

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Staples.com Tracking Stock Approved by Shareholders

- 1999-11-09

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 9, 1999--

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Staples and Office Depot announce shareholder approval of merger

- 1997-06-18

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 18, 1997--

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