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Staples Inc. is an American office supply retail company headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. Founded by Leo Kahn and Thomas G. Stemberg , the company opened its first store in Brighton, Massachusetts on May 1, 1986. [5]
He is credited as the co-founder of Staples Inc. Kahn is also considered a pioneer of the natural and health food supermarket industry, founding the Fresh Fields and Nature's Heartland chains, which are now part of Whole Foods Market.
Staples Business Advantage is the contract division of Staples Inc., providing a membership program for office products, technology products, facilities supplies and breakroom supplies to businesses and institutions. Established in 1993 as Staples Contract and Commercial, the division was rebranded as Staples National Advantage and Staples ...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Staples, Inc., the world's largest office products company and second largest internet retailer, today announced that John Burke, senior vice president...
Last week, office-supply retailer Staples, announced plans to shrink in two ways. First, the company plans to close 225 stores by the end of next year as part of a $500 million cost cutting...
History. The Business Depot Ltd. was founded by Jack Bingleman in 1991, with Staples as a substantial investor, opening Business Depot stores in Canada. The American counterpart acquired the Canadian company in 1994. The company later began converting locations in English-speaking markets to Staples.
Tom Stemberg. Thomas George Stemberg (January 18, 1949 – October 23, 2015) was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was a pioneer of the office supplies superstore industry, most notably for founding office supply retail chain Staples Inc. with Leo Kahn. [1] [2] [3]
Sargent joined Staples in 1989. In 1991, Sargent become head of the Staples catalog division, and in 1997 he became head of North American operations. In 2002, Sargent became the CEO of Staples.
On April 7, 1998 Staples, Inc. issued a press release indicating plans to acquire Quill Corporation for a purchase price of $685 million in a combination of about 30 million fixed and variable priced shares.
Shira D. Goodman (born 1961/62) is an American businesswoman, and the former president and CEO of Staples Inc.