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This is a great idea. It's amazing how many businesses keep Office Depot and Staples (and other office supply companies) on life-support simply because they're
by bane 12y ago
This is a great idea. It's amazing how many businesses keep Office Depot and Staples (and other office supply companies) on life-support simply because they're setup to handle corporate accounts. So now there's almost no reason to go to either place unless you need to print off in volume (becoming less and less common) or need something absolutely right now this second.
- jonknee 12y agoStaples isn't on life support, it was the second largest online retailer in 2014 (more than Wal-Mart, Apple, etc etc). I'm sure they're concerned about this move though, but they have a nice advantage over Amazon for doing their own deliveries through their physical stores.
- bane 12y ago> they have a nice advantage over Amazon for doing their own deliveries through their physical stores. That is a nice point. Staples.com has been growing and is robust, while Staples Inc. stores have been shrinking (they're closing 225 stores by the end of 2015). They don't break out brick & mortar from on-line in their earnings reports, so you have to infer.
- forrestthewoods 12y agoOfficeMax has 11.2 billion per year in revenue. Staples has 24.38 billion a year. Not bad for life support! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Depot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Depot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staples_Inc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staples_Inc.