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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Zacks Earnings Preview: Casey's General Stores and Staples
- 2008-09-02
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week's list includes Casey's General Stores (Nasdaq: CASY) and Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS). To see more earnings analysis, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=3207. Earnings Preview is written by Charles Rotblut, CFA, Senior Market Analyst for Zacks.com. I expect...
QED Connect A Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Provider For The Information Security Market.
- 2008-01-18
M2 PRESSWIRE-18 January 2008-LiquidStockReport.com: QED Connect A Software-as-a-Service SaaS Provider For The Information Security MarketC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18012008 Stocks to Watch: QED Connect, Inc.. (PINKSHEETS: QEDC), Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), COMVERSE TECH INC (PINKSHEETS: CMVT), Electronic Arts...
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...
PhoneGnome Now Available At Rhode Island Staples Locations; Becomes First Local Retailer To Stock Feature Rich Cost Saving Telephone Option
- 2005-08-23
BOSTON & DANVILLE, Calif. -- Staples (Nasdaq:SPLS), the world's largest office products retailer, has become the first national retailer to stock PhoneGnomeTM, the new worldwide voice technology product that seamlessly joins Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP communications with a customer's existing Public Switched Telephone Network PSTN service, allowing consumers to...
PhoneGnome Now Available at Staples; Retailer Becomes First To Stock Feature Rich Cost Saving Telephone Option
- 2005-08-23
BOSTON & DANVILLE, Calif. -- Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS), the world's largest office products retailer, has become the first national retailer to stock PhoneGnomeTM, the new worldwide voice technology product that seamlessly joins Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP communications with a customer's existing telephone service, (Public Switched Telephone Network PSTN) allowing consumers...
Stock Watch: (NASDAQ: ADCT) ADC Telecommunications, Inc., (NASDAQ: FISV) Fiserv, Inc., (NASDAQ: SPLS ) Staples, Inc., added to W.W. Rolling Stocks.
- 2005-04-05
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 April 2005-WillyWizard.com: Stock Watch: (NASDAQ: ADCT) ADC Telecommunications, Inc., (NASDAQ: FISV) Fiserv, Inc., (NASDAQ: SPLS ) Staples, Inc., added to W.W. Rolling StocksC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05042005 Stock Watch: (NASDAQ: ADCT) ADC Telecommunications, Inc., (NASDAQ: FISV) Fiserv, Inc.,...
Zacks Buy List Highlights: bebe stores, Ingram Micro, Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and Staples, Inc
- 2005-01-19
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases another list of stocks that are currently members of the coveted Zacks #1 Ranked list. The #1 ranked stocks highlighted today include the following companies: bebe stores, inc. (NASDAQ:BEBE) and Ingram Micro, Inc. (NYSE:IM). Further they announced #2 Rankings Buy on two other widely held stocks:...
Technology stocks show some life: Patrick Lyons of NCN Capital Management still hopes for a tech resurgence
- 2005-01-01
Last year, Patrick Lyons, associate portfolio manager at Durham, North Carolina-based NCM Capital Management Group, had high-flying expectations that the technology sector would soon regain its wings. But it hasn't happened as fast as he would have liked. The portfolio of five tech-related companies he crafted for BLACKENTERPRISE garnered a...
Zacks.com Announces That Bernie Schaeffer Highlights the Following Stocks: Staples, Altria Group, Inc. and New River Pharmaceuticals
- 2004-12-06
CHICAGO -- Perceptions of the market are mixed right now, but Bernie Schaeffer, editor of the Schaeffer's Daily Bulletin newsletter, can help you diversify and move into the most profitable areas. Read about Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS), Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) and New River Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NRPH). Click here for the full story...
Zacks Buy List Highlights: AmeriCredit, Armor Holdings, Navistar International Corporation and Staples
- 2004-09-28
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases another list of stocks that are currently members of the coveted Zacks #1 Ranked list which has produced an average annual return of +33.1% since inception in 1988. During the recent Bear market from 2000 through 2002, the Zacks #1 Ranked stocks gained +43.8% while the...
