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1,000 stores likely to close, as Staples buys Office Depot
Philly.com ^
| 02/04/2015
| Joseph N. DiStefano
Posted on 02/04/2015 9:48:07 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
So, Office Depot, Office Max and Staples are now one company. What’s next? Standard Oil coalescing?
To: SeekAndFind
“....forward”...
“we can can”/
what a bright shining future that Great Leader is accomplishing
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:50:57 AM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: SeekAndFind
Staples runs a better show with toner cartridge recycling than Office Depot/Office Max. Staples gives you a coupon with a fairly generous time in which to use it. Office Depot requires that you buy something on the spot.
Plus the shipping services with Staples (UPS and USPS) offer more variety than Office Max at least here in our area.
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:53:20 AM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: SeekAndFind
In a move expected to accelerate the shutdown of office-supply stores across the U.S., Staples Inc. has agreed to pay stock worth $6.3 billion to acquire rival Office Depot, which last year absorbed the former Office Max chain. PFL
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:55:06 AM PST
by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: Zuben Elgenubi
You could make the case that there is no such thing as an antitrust issue in the retail sector. When a specialty chain’s biggest competitors include Wal-Mart and Amazon, I’m not even sure there’s a need for that chain anymore.
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:55:57 AM PST
by
Alberta's Child
("It doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!")
To: Zuben Elgenubi
soon, just 50 companies total for everything. Synergy is King.
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:56:02 AM PST
by
roofgoat
To: Zuben Elgenubi
We only have Office Depot in my city, so I think we will not lose a store, but will eventually see the sign for Staples put up overnight.
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:57:30 AM PST
by
Gumdrop
To: SeekAndFind
Is anyone surprised by this?
Who in their right mind would open a 10,000 sq ft store selling office crap and then open another store 5 miles away?
I knew these stores would fold eventually. Now the buildings can be used for other purposes.
To: roofgoat
“soon, just 50 companies total for everything. Synergy is King.”
Brought to you by the Brawndo corporation. Brawndo, it has electrolytes.
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:04:01 AM PST
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Islam is the military wing of the Communist party.)
To: SeekAndFind
Yeah. Competition did it. Not the fact that small business is being slaughtered by the Oligarchy.
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:05:14 AM PST
by
justa-hairyape
(The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
To: SeekAndFind
When I order office supplies via Amazon Prime more than half the time I receives them the next day -- first delivery. That has got to be one of the things killing these retail stores.
As someone who used to manage an office and staff, one of the worst things was sending someone out for supplies. It seemed like normally reliable people would be gone forever. Online ordering is really the only way to go for 75% of the supplies you need for an office these days.
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:06:20 AM PST
by
ElkGroveDan
(My tagline is in the shop.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Now the buildings can be used for other purposes. Like what?
To: SeekAndFind
So now Staples’ prices will be even higher?
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:07:19 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away)
To: SeekAndFind
When we order stuff from Staples it shows up the next morning from a Staples driver.
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:10:19 AM PST
by
US_MilitaryRules
(The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
To: Zuben Elgenubi
So anyone can start their own company to compete against this, online or as a store. What's stopping them? only government can create a monopoly and government is the biggest evil,corrupt , oppressive, monopoly
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:10:51 AM PST
by
Democrat_media
(The media is the problem. reporters are just democrat political activists posing as reporters)
To: Zuben Elgenubi
Government control is easier when there are big monopolies.
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:14:54 AM PST
by
dforest
To: DoodleDawg
Well, the local Staples cut its store in half, moved its product to the smaller piece except for the furniture, which it isn't selling there anymore. It's a little congested, but it opened the other half of the mall slot up to another store. Yes (wait for it) - a furniture store. Mind you, a furniture store in a unit the size of my garage is a little congested too.
This is progress, or so I'm told, but don't quote me.
To: dforest
I have noticed staples sponsors lots of liberal movies.
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:18:24 AM PST
by
bicyclerepair
(Ft. Lauderdale FL (zombie land). TERM LIMITS ... TERM LIMITS)
To: ElkGroveDan
The thing with an office supply store is that 95% of the things they sell are low-cost items that are meant to be used and then either published (in the case of paper or ink) or thrown away. Quality is so unimportant that purchasing decisions are made on the basis of price and convenience. That is a tough business climate for a retail chain.
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:18:39 AM PST
by
Alberta's Child
("It doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!")
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