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staples.com. Staples's logo from 1988 to 2019. 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] By 1996, it had reached the Fortune 500, and it later acquired the ...
Dola Hamilton (divorced) Katherine Chapman O’Gara. 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]
Quill Corporation is an American office supply retailer, founded in 1956, and headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois. A wholly owned subsidiary of Staples, Quill serves more than one million small and mid-sized U.S. business customers, [1] with access to over one million assorted products. While over 70% of sales are conducted online, [2] it ...
Leveraged buyouts, special situations, distressed buyouts. Number of employees. 11–50 [1] Website. sycamorepartners.com. Sycamore Partners is an American private equity firm based in New York specializing in retail and consumer investments. The firm has approximately $10 billion in aggregate committed capital.
Staples, Inc. Names John Burke Chief Culture Officer FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Staples, Inc., the world's largest office products company and second largest internet retailer, today ...
Staples, Inc. Announces Strategic Plan to Accelerate Growth FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Staples, Inc. (NAS: SPLS) the world's largest office products company and second largest internet ...
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 program.
Leo Kahn (entrepreneur) Leo Kahn (December 31, 1916 – May 11, 2011) was an American reporter and businessman. He is credited as the co-founder of Staples Inc. [ 1][ 2] 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 ...