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This will be interesting to see. Yeah these office supply stores have competition from online retailers, but I would assume they make a good chunk of their reve
by hbhakhra 12y ago
This will be interesting to see. Yeah these office supply stores have competition from online retailers, but I would assume they make a good chunk of their revenue from corporate/education customers. Since that is their biggest revenue stream, I wonder how that aspect of the industry would be affected by the merger.
- vonmoltke 12y agoThere are plenty of competitors for the large customers. Few consumers have ever heard of them, though, because they only do large accounts. Plus, Sam's Club has been on a major push over the past several years to attract small and medium business customers. They will be a serious competitor for Staples Depot Max in that segment.
- abfan1127 12y agoI really hope they adopt that name, Staples Depot Max!
- oddevan 12y agoThat's an excellent point. The ceiling on those revenues, though, is still Amazon. It's a matter of the office assistant going to the online Staples/Office Depot/Max catalog or going to Amazon; there's not much of a switching cost.
- whoisthemachine 12y agoCDW [1] is still around and is much more targeted towards that audience. [1] https://www.cdw.com/ https://www.cdw.com/
- zcdziura 12y agoStaples also makes a TON of money from their Printing Centers. I worked at one for a few months as I was finishing up my undergrad. The money they make in that department EASILY carries the rest of the store. Even though they've been in the computer selling business for a number of years, I'm willing to bet that they haven't made much money on it, whereas office supplies and printing are where the real money is.