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  • 12/27/11 8:00 am EST

    More than 100 Organizations Receive Funding to Support Programs Focused on Youth Development in 2011

    FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Staples Foundation, a private foundation created by Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), announced today it has awarded more than $2.5 million in grants to 112 non-profit organizations serving at-risk youth throughout the country. Staples Foundation selected these organizations for their commitment to providing youth with the skills and resources needed to become responsible and caring citizens. While the grants support a wide range ofmore...
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  • 12/6/11 4:30 pm EST
    FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on Staples, Inc. common stock of $0.10 per share. The dividend is payable on January 12, 2012, to shareholders of record on December 23, 2011. About Staples Staples is the world’s largest office products company and a trusted source for office solutions. The company provides products, services andmore...
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  • 12/5/11 9:00 am EST
    FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) today announced the appointment of Cynthia Pevehouse to senior vice president, general counsel, effective Jan. 3, 2012. Pevehouse will have global management responsibility for the company’s Legal team and report to Ron Sargent, Staples’ chairman and chief executive officer. “Cynthia brings a wealth of knowledge and skills to Staples,” said Sargent. “With her extensive legal management experience and provenmore...
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  • 11/30/11 9:30 am EST

    Whether in-store or on-the-go, app makes it easy to research and shop

    FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Staples, the world’s largest office products company and a trusted source for office solutions, today announced a new mobile app that brings easy to customers’ iPhones. The new Staples iPhone app makes it easy for customers to research and shop for everything they need for their small business or home office, whether on the go or in a Staples store. The new app makes cross- channel shopping easier, allowing customers tomore...
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  • 11/25/11 8:35 am EST
    FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shoppers line up outside the Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) store in Needham, MA for early bird Black Friday deals, which began at 6 a.m. Today, Staples announced it would honor the price on any remaining early bird specials including select laptops, tablets, e-readers and other technology through Saturday. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=50084531&lang=en more...
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  • 11/18/11 8:00 am EST
    FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Staples, announced that it has been named an International CES Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for their high speed shredders. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge consumer electronics products across 32 product categories. The new Staplesmore...
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  • 11/17/11 3:16 pm EST

    Founder of Solar Technology Venture Honored at Techonomy and Awarded “Around the World Learning Tour”

    ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ashoka, the world’s community of leading social entrepreneurs, and Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), announced today Eden Full, founder of Roseicollis Technologies, a social enterprise designed to implement unique technologies in developing and emerging markets, as the grand-prize winner of the 2011 Staples/Ashoka Youth Social Entrepreneur (YSE) Competition. The global competition highlights youth-led organizations using innovationmore...
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  • 11/16/11 8:00 am EST

    StaplesAdvantage.com Helps Business Customers Consolidate Suppliers and Achieve Savings

    FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Staples Advantage, the business-to-business division of Staples, Inc., today announced the launch of its new e-commerce site to enable businesses to consolidate suppliers and achieve savings. Through the new business-to-business site, customers have a faster and more intuitive e-commerce experience with access to the industry’s most comprehensive source of office solutions. The site offers numerous tools and reports designed to helpmore...
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  • 11/15/11 6:00 am EST
    FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced today the results for its third quarter ended October 29, 2011. Total company sales for the third quarter of 2011 increased 0.5 percent to $6.6 billion compared to the third quarter of 2010. Net income for the third quarter of 2011 increased 13 percent year over year to $326 million. Diluted earnings per share, on a GAAP basis, increased 18 percent to $0.47 from $0.40 achieved in the third quarter of 2010,more...
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  • 11/14/11 4:00 pm EST
    FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) today announced the appointment of Jay Mutschler to president Staples Australia / New Zealand, effective in December. In his new role, Mutschler will have responsibility for all operations of the company’s businesses in Australia and New Zealand, under the Corporate Express brand. Mutschler will report to Mike Miles, Staples president and chief operating officer. “Jay has demonstrated great leadership andmore...
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