Staples Inc.

Staples Inc.

Staples Inc. is an office supply store that is based in Farmingham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1985 by Leo Kahn and Thomas G. Stemberg, Staples is considered a very large retail chain store with over 2,000 stores in 26 countries and 90,000+ employees. The idea for Staples was created by Stemberg who envisioned an office supply superstore where many different things are sold, such as: supplies, office machines, promotional products, furniture, electronics, and business services. It is well known as a convenient one-stop shop for any and all of your office supply needs. Company slogans such as, “Staples, yeah we’ve got that” and “Staples, that was easy” convey the simplicity and convenience of stores.

Staples became a Fortune 500 company in 1996, only 10 years after the first store opened, when sales surpassed $3 billion. To date, sales have progressed upward towards the $30 billion mark. Companies that have been purchased by Staples Inc. include: Quill Corporation (largest mail-order office supply retailer in U.S.), Medical Arts Press (supplier of front-office and exam-room products for healthcare facilities), Chiswick (distributor), Thrive Networks (IT services), American Identity (global distributor of corporate branded merchandise), and Corporate Express.

Staples Inc. is also an environmentally friendly corporation as it is ranked in the Top 25 of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partner list. Staples offers many different products that have been recycled, while also accepting used items such as ink and toner cartridges from customers to recycle.

Staples has recently began to feature something called EasyTech. EasyTech is an in-store and on-site service for PC repair, PC upgrades, home and office networking setup, and PC tutorials for customers. Endeavors such as these allow Staples Inc. to continue to stay ahead of the competition, grow, gain new customers, keep old customers, and expand profits for years.