Staples, Inc.
Type	Public (NASDAQ: SPLS)
Founded	1986
Headquarters	Framingham, Massachusetts
Industry	Retail
Products	Office supplies
Revenue	18.2 billion USD
Slogan	That was easy.
Website	www.staples.com

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Staples, Inc. NASDAQ: SPLS is the world's largest office supply retail store chain, with over 1,962 stores worldwide, including stores in the United States, Canada (as Staples Business Depot or Bureau en Gros in Quebec), Belgium (as Office Centre), Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands (as Office Centre), Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and soon India. The company has catalog and delivery businesses and serves customers in Argentina and Brazil (as Officenet), China, France, Denmark, Austria and Italy. Staples, Inc. sells supplies, office machines, furniture, technology and business services. The company's first store was opened in Brighton, Massachusetts in 1986. The company is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. It also does business via the Internet, through Staples.com, its website. Staples may mean: Abram Penn Staples Billy Staples Chris Staples Curtis Staples Greg Staples Isaac Staples Jim Staples (rugby player) Mavis Staples Neville Staples Peter Staples Pops Staples Sam Staples (cricketer) Todd Staples Waller Redd Staples Staples, Minnesota Staples Inc. ... NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ... Office Supply is a New Wave band consisting of three members. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... The World in Plate Carrée Projection In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and eld, age; thus, its oldest meaning is Age of Man. ... Staples Business Depot is a retail brand of The Business Depot, Ltd. ... Typical Staples Business Depot store-front Staples Business Depot is a retail brand of The Business Depot, Ltd. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... Brighton is a section of the City of Boston in the US Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1650 Incorporated 1700 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Town  26. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML...

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History

The idea for Staples was spawned in 1985, while founder Thomas G. Stemberg was working on a proposal for a different business. He needed a ribbon for his printer, but was unable to obtain one because his local dealer was closed for the Independence Day holiday. A frustration with the reliance on small stores for critical supplies combined with Stemberg's background in the grocery business led to a vision for an office supply superstore.^[1] The first store was opened in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts in 1986. The 500th store was opened in Vero Beach, Florida, in 1996. Fourth of July redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Big-box store. ... Cemetery and apartment houses along Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton, near Chandlers Pond Brighton is a neighborhood of the City of Boston, Massachusetts, located in the northwest corner of the city. ... Vero Beach has been the Spring training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1948. ...

Office Depot merger

On September 4, 1996, Staples and Office Depot announced plans to merge. The Federal Trade Commission decided that the superpower would unfairly increase office supply prices despite competition from the third-in-line OfficeMax, which did not have stores in many of the local markets that the merger would affect.^[2]. is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the worlds leading suppliers of office products and services. ... | logo_caption = | seal = US-FederalTradeCommission-Seal. ... OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX), is an office supplies retailer founded in 1988 and headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. ...

Dell

Staples has announced it will start selling Dell computers, monitors, ink, toner, and printers.

"The initial products offered at Staples will include Inspiron 1721 and 1521 notebooks, Inspiron 530 desktops, Dell 948 and 926 all-in-one inkjet printers, Dell 1320c laser printer, Dell SE198WFP 19-inch widescreen flat panel LCD monitor, and the Dell E228WFP 22-inch widescreen flat panel LCD monitor. Additionally, Staples will offer ink and toner for most Dell printers."

Other events and milestones

• 1990 - Begins western U.S. expansion to Los Angeles area
• 1991 - Helps found Canada’s first office superstore, The Business Depot LTD. First Business Depot store opens in Concord, Ontario Business Depot
• 1992 - Enters the European marketplace, investing in retail companies in Germany and the United Kingdom
• 1993 - Opens first store in the United Kingdom and launches Contract and Commercial division to serve multisite organizations and Fortune 1000 businesses
• 1995 - Restructures Staples Contract and Commercial into Staples National Advantage and Staples Business Advantage
• 1996 - Staples celebrates 10th anniversary and becomes Fortune 500 company while sales pass $3 billion.
• 1997 - Staples announces naming rights for Staples Center, Los Angeles' sports and entertainment complexsports stadium in Los Angeles
• 1998 - Staples launches staples.com, acquires Chicago, Illinois based Quill Corporation and is named to the Standard & Poor's 500 Index
• 1999 - Staples opens its 1000th store in Duluth, Georgia, launches StaplesLink.com for contract customers and launches in-store pack and ship services
• 2001 - Staples becomes the first office supply superstore to integrate its e–commerce site into its retail locations nationwide
• 2002 - Staples launches Staples Foundation for Learning and acquires Medical Arts Press, which becomes part of Quill
• 2003 - “Staples. We make buying office products easy.” is introduced as the new corporate brand promise, supported by the new tagline “Staples. that was easy.®”
• 2004 - Staples enters the Latino American and Shanghai markets and expands European delivery business into Vienna, Austria and Denmark
• 2005 - Staples premiers the Easy Button and begins selling Staples brand products in Stop & Shop and Giant supermarkets
• 2006 - Staples celebrates its 20th anniversary and sales reach $18.2 billion

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Staples advertising

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Throughout most of the company's history, Staples employed, in its American commercials and advertising promotions, the slogan "Yeah, we've got that.", signifying their wide selection of products. This slogan was retired in 2003, to be replaced with "That was easy." Expanding on that theme, 2005 ads featured a large red push-button marked "easy". In the UK, Staples used to use the slogan "You want it. We've got it", however they have now changed it to "That was Easy". Buttons on a handheld calculator. ...

Following a television campaign featuring the 'Easy Button', it was turned into a real product (available in English "easy", French "simple", and Spanish "fácil"). These buttons were shipped to stores in the US and Canada starting in the fall of 2005. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Typical Staples store

The Staples Snowbot was an advertising character that appeared in the United States, in television and print advertising during the 2000 and 2001 Christmas seasons. A typical Staples office supply store, in Ontario, California. ... A typical Staples office supply store, in Ontario, California. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...

The Snowbot was a robot shaped like a snowman who refuses to let go of the inkjet printer he has fallen in love with. After the printer is wrestled from his grasp, the robot utters a For other uses, see robot (disambiguation). ... A classic snowman. ... An Epson inkjet printer Inkjet printers are a type of computer printer that operates by propelling tiny droplets of liquid ink onto paper. ...

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The robot's "Weeping. Weeping." catchphrase briefly became a popular meme on the Internet, and the ad itself was parodied in an American 2002 Christmas ad for Dell Computers, in which a robot hassles a shopper (including striking him with a candy cane) when he attempts to purchase a PC at an unnamed office supplies retailer. A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ... For other uses, see Meme (disambiguation). ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Dell Inc. ... Two candy canes, a traditional one (left) and a Spree flavored one(right). ... A stylised illustration of a modern personal computer A personal computer (PC) is a computer whose original sales price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals. ...

Another ad style is used during its annual back-to-school campaign, in which the Christmas song "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" is played while parents joyously shop for school supplies for their children.^{[citation needed]} The 1995 re-release album cover of White Christmas A Christmas song is a song which is normally sung during the Christmas period, and usually has lyrical content addressing the holiday, the winter season, or both. ...

Their 2007 Back to school campaign was "Totally organized. Totally Easy."

and the 2007 Holiday campaign was "That holiday was easy"

Business ventures

In March 2005, Staples, Inc. and Ahold announced a joint collaboration in which all Stop & Shop Supermarkets and Giant Food stores throughout the Northeast will have a Staples branded store-within-store section that will sell traditional school and home office products in addition to copy and photo paper, ink cartridges, and technology products. The Staples store-within-store section debuted in July 2005.^[3] In August 2006, Ahold announced the addition of the Staples section to all Tops Friendly Markets locations as well. ^[4] ← - 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in March • 31 – Terri Schiavo • 30 – Mitch Hedberg • 29 – Johnnie Cochran • 27 – Wilfred Bigelow • 26 – Paul Hester • 26 – James Callaghan • 21 – Jeff Weise • 21 – Bobby Short • 19 – John De Lorean • 18 – Gary Bertini • 17 – George F... Ahold, (in full Koninklijke Ahold N.V., Royal Ahold N.V.), (Euronext: AH , FWB: AHO, NYSE: AHO, SWX: AHO) is a major international supermarket operator based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. ... Ongoing events • 2005 Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes • 2005 Maharashtra floods • 2005 Gujarat Flood • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Gomery Comm. ... August 2006 is the eighth month of that year, and has yet to occur. ... Tops Friendly Markets, usually referred to as just Tops, is an American supermarket chain based in Williamsville, New York, with stores in the western and central regions of that state, northwestern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio (the latter having once been Finast). ...

In 2004, Staples purchased British rival Office World from the Globus group. Rebranding of these stores to the Staples brand took place in 2005. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Globus is a Swiss department store company, that runs 11 department stores in Switzerland plus the Herren Globus chain of menswear stores, Office World chain of office supplies stores plus management of the cartoon character Globi. ...

Staples Rewards

In April 2007, Staples introduced its new "Staples Rewards" program. Benefits include free delivery on online purchases (over $50) and a quarterly 10% rebate of purchases at the Copy and Print Center, and purchases of paper, ink, and toner. Previously Staples offered free delivery on any order for Staples Rewards card holders. Currently only Premier members get free shipping on all orders. Staples automatically upgrades your rewards account to Premier status when you spend $1,000 or more in a calendar year.^{[citation needed]}

Copy & Print Center

Besides office supplies and business machines, Staples also offers a Copy and Print Center for faxing, custom business cards, custom stamps, binding, laminating, folding, cutting and engraved products as well as photocopying services and a UPS shipping center in the US stores, as well as FedEx, DHL in the United Kingdom stores & Purolator in the Canadian stores, which is open during store hours. Recently, Staples has spent over $92 million in upgrades on all Staples Copy & Print Centers on contracts with Danka office imaging and Xerox. The copy center is often referred to as a "store inside a store", especially due to the fact that many of them have walls separating them from the rest of the store. Now they even created 3 new stand alone Copy Center to face the new world of "Copy and Print" in Boston, MA. Coming at the end of 2007, there will be more stand alone opening in New York City. This article is about vulcanized rubber stamps. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... United Parcel Service, Inc. ... A DHL Boeing 757. ... Purolator Courier is a Canadian courier 97% of which is owned by Canada Post. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Staples EasyTech

Select stores also feature Staples EasyTech, an in-store and on-site solution for PC repair, PC upgrades, home and office networking setup, and PC tutorials. Laptop technicians working at stations (2000). ... A computer network is an interconnection of a group of computers. ...

Starting in November 2005, Staples began a test called "Heavy Up" primarily using stores in New York state to experiment with the expansion of the offerings by the Staples Tech Center. A subsequent test known as "Double Up" was planned for an unspecified test market and was scheduled to begin the first half of 2006. The tests are being run to promote competition with Best Buy's Geek Squad, Circuit City's Firedog and iYogi. Ongoing events • Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal • Al Jazeera bombing memo • Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak • Black sites scandal • Conservative leadership race (UK) • Fuel prices • Irans nuclear program • Jilin chemical plant explosions • Kashmir earthquake • Malawi food crisis • Malaysian prisoner abuse scandal • New Delhi bombings investigation • Niger food crisis • North Indian cyclone... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the defunct chain of catalog showrooms, see Best Products. ... Geek Squad logo The Geek Squad is a subsidiary of the Best Buy Company and is based in Richfield, Minnesota [1]. Originally founded in 1994 by Robert Stephens, it offers various computer-related services and accessories for residential and commercial clients. ... Circuit City (NYSE: CC) is a dealer and retailer in brand-name consumer electronics, personal computers, and entertainment software. ... firedog (formerly known as IQ Crew or simply PC Services) is the brand name through which Circuit City stores offer in-home, in-store & online services for computer repair, installation and support, and home theater product installation. ... iYogi logo iYogi is a next generation computer support company headquartered in Gurgaon, India, with offices in New York, NY. iYogi, which provides personalized computer support for small business and home office users, offers 24/7 phone and online assistance for technologies we use every day and supports products from...

Beginning in early 2006, Staples also launched the "Easy Resident Tech" program, installing 1 to 2 resident computer repair technicians to do in-store repair during normal business hours. On-site work is still available through the Easy Mobile Tech program. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Beginning January 30, 2007, Staples launched Staples EasyTech. The launch of this sub-brand coincided with Microsoft's launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007. The launch rebranded the "Easy Mobile Tech" name with plans to install an 11' x 17' kiosk in every store. The kiosk may vary from store to store depending on its size and volume. Most kiosks will take up part of Customer Service. Within the kiosk, Easy Resident Techs will be able to perform repair jobs as well as sell products. These technicians will wear gray "Easy Tech" polo shirts to set them apart from regular Staples associates. is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Windows Vista is a line of graphical operating systems used on personal computers, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, Tablet PCs, and media centers. ... 2007 Microsoft Office system, also known as Microsoft Office 2007, is Microsofts next release of its productivity suite, slated to replace Microsoft Office 2003. ...

Beginning Spring 2007, Staples began offering PC tune-up services for $9.99, which are normally a $39.99 value, to their customers, typically on special tech event days, as a loss-leader to pull in customers. This was intended to last until June 30th, 2007, but was extended to the end of the 2007 Back to School season. On 10/1/07 Staples began offering PC Tuneups for Free with the use of a coupon code. It will last until 12/31/07.

Staples EasyTech personnel are required to obtain additional certification to be the resident tech of the store, while this may technically be a requirement of Staples it is not demanded and the actual qualifications of EasyTech's varies greatly with each store. There is typically one tech per store, in addition to electronics associates on the sales floor a second tech may be installed for high volume stores.

Beginning Fall 2007, Staples launched its new "Security by Staples" initiative, which aims to educate customers about the vulnerabilities to identity theft, data loss, and Internet threats and provide a wide assortment of innovative products and services to help keep identities, as well as personal and business data, safe from these common security threats. Resources for customers on how to assess their vulnerabilities and protect their personal information can be found at [Security by Staples][1].

Recycling

Beginning in May of 2007, Staples began offering a technology recycling program, which allows customers to bring in old technology items, such as computers, printers, and monitors, and have them recycled for $10 per item. But the downsize of it is that you have to pay $10 per item. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Staples also accepts all used ink and toner cartridges. In return, customers are issued a three dollar certificate that is redeemable in store. This certificate is only given for original (not re-manufactured) HP, Lexmark, and Dell brand ink and toner cartridges.

Community

In 2002, the company started the Staples Foundation for Learning, which supports youth groups and education. It also is a partner of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Ashoka, Earth Force, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, Hispanic Heritage Foundation and through Staples, ReadBoston. Also see: 2002 (number). ... Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a national non-profit youth organization that links together individual clubs throughout the United States with the aim of providing places to go, activities, health and fitness enhancement, and programs for young people. ... Allegiance: Magadhan Empire Rank: Emperor Succeeded by: Dasaratha Maurya Reign: 273 BC-232 BC Place of birth: Pataliputra, India Battles/Wars Kalinga War Emperor Ashoka the Great (Devanagari: अशोक(:); IAST transliteration: , pronunciation: ) (304 BC–232 BC) (Imperial Title:Devanampiya Piyadassi ie He who is the beloved of the Gods who, in... Earth Force was a fictional superhuman team within the Marvel Comics universe. ...

In August 2005, Staples introduced the "Easy Button", a novelty item for offices which is advertised as a fun way of relieving stress. The first USD$1 million of profits each year from the Easy Button are donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. It is currently for sale for USD $5.99-$4.99 in all US and Canadian stores (where profits go to Special Olympics in Canada) and on the company's website. Donations also go to the Children's Fund. Staples has reportedly sold more than $7.5 million worth of Easy Buttons.^[5] 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in August August 31: Michael Sheard August 26: Lord Fitt August 24: Jack Slipper August 24: Maurice Cowling August 24: Dr. Tom Pashby August 23: Brock Peters August 22: Lord Lane August 21: Robert Moog August... Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a national non-profit youth organization that links together individual clubs throughout the United States with the aim of providing places to go, activities, health and fitness enhancement, and programs for young people. ... The crowd at the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games Opening Ceremonies in Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland. ...

References

• Dalkir, S. and F. Warren-Boulton. 2003. “Market Definition and the Price Effects of Mergers: Staples-Office Depot (1997),” in The Antitrust Revolution: Economics, Competition and Policy. (John E. Kwoka and Lawrence J. White, eds.) Oxford University Press, 4th edition

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2. ^ FTC WILL SEEK TO BLOCK STAPLES/OFFICE DEPOT MERGER. Federal Trade Commission (1997-03-10). Retrieved on 2007-01-10. A U.S. Court agreed. (Dalkir and Warren-Boulton, 2003.)}}
3. ^ Stop & Shop/Giant Launch Staples Branded School and Home Office Supplies Sections. Ahold. Retrieved on 2006-10-03.
4. ^ Tops Markets partners with Staples® to make one-stop shopping easy. Ahold. Retrieved on 2006-10-03.
5. ^ Gogoi, Pallavi (2006-12-07). Staples Makes Selling Look Easy. Business Week. Retrieved on 2007-01-10.

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Alternative Online Retailers

• Euroffice
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• UK Office Direct
• Rymans
• The Retail Factory

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