Staples Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1986

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 77,440

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt Refin.

  • Financing Rounds
  • 21

  • Investments
  • 32

Staples General Information

Description

Retailer of office supplies, furniture and related technologies intended to help organizations achieve their goals. The company's products include office furniture, supplies, copy, print, cleaning products, IT equipment, promotional and other office products as well as it also offers marketing services, design, installation services, facilities management and space planning on behalf of its clients which enables them to manage space in the most convenient ways and be more productive, connected and inspired.

Contact Information

Website
www.staples.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 500 Staples Drive
  • Framingham, MA 01702
  • United States
+1 (508)
Primary Industry
Other Commercial Services
Vertical(s)
Industrials
Corporate Office
  • 500 Staples Drive
  • Framingham, MA 01702
  • United States
+1 (508)

Staples Timeline

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Staples Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Staples Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Retailer of office supplies, furniture and related technologies intended to help organizations achieve their goals. The
Other Commercial Services
Framingham, MA
77,440 As of 2017

Pooler, GA
 

Morfelden-Walldorf, Germany
 
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Staples Competitors (7)

One of Staples’s 7 competitors is Coggins Promotional Advertising, a Corporation company based in Pooler, GA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Coggins Promotional Advertising Corporation Pooler, GA
Tombow Pen & Pencil Corporation Morfelden-Walldorf, Germany
Check Point Group. Corporation
Arrow Electronics Corporation Centennial, CO
DGI Supply Corporation Vernon Hills, IL
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Staples Patents

  • 170

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 116

    Granted

  • 25

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Staples Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20250178838-A1 Automated storage and retrieval system Pending 05-Dec-2023
US-20250115430-A1 Automated robotic multi-line picking buffer carousel station Pending 05-Oct-2023
US-20250094190-A1 Automated operation tracking, verification, and interface updating system Pending 15-Sep-2023
US-20250074025-A1 Efficient automated box former Pending 31-Aug-2023
US-20240383139-A1 Robotic multi-line picking Pending 19-May-2023 B25J9/0093
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Staples Signals

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Staples Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Staples Investments & Acquisitions (32)

Staples’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with DEX Imaging. The deal was made on 11-Feb-2019.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
DEX Imaging 11-Feb-2019 Buyout/LBO Distributors/Wholesale
Essendant 25-Jan-2019 Buyout/LBO Business Equipment and Supplies
Managed by Q 08-Jan-2019 Later Stage VC Office Services (B2B)
CPI One Point 31-Jul-2018 Buyout/LBO Distributors/Wholesale
HiTouch Business Services 26-Jun-2018 Buyout/LBO Office Services (B2B)
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Staples Exits (11)

Staples’s most recent exit was on 11-Feb-2019 from DEX Imaging. The exit was categorized as with 4 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
DEX Imaging 11-Feb-2019 Completed
  • 4 buyers
Winc Australia 09-Jul-2010 Completed
SchoolKidz 01-Jan-2008 Completed
Thrive Operations 01-Dec-2006 Completed
Staples Argentina 01-Nov-2004 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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Staples Affiliates

Subsidiaries (5)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
HiTouch Business Services La Vergne, TN 2010
PNI Digital Media Vancouver, Canada 1995
Corporate Express Broomfield, CO 1986
S. W. School Supply Ontario, CA 1976
Essendant Deerfield, IL 1922

Staples FAQs

  • When was Staples founded?

    Staples was founded in 1986.

  • Where is Staples headquartered?

    Staples is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

  • What is the size of Staples?

    Staples has 77,440 total employees.

  • What industry is Staples in?

    Staples’s primary industry is Other Commercial Services.

  • Is Staples a private or public company?

    Staples is a Private company.

  • What is Staples’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Staples is .

  • How much funding has Staples raised over time?

    Staples has raised $4.03B.

  • Who are Staples’s investors?

    Essling Capital, HarbourVest Partners, and Sycamore Partners Management have invested in Staples.

  • Who are Staples’s competitors?

    Coggins Promotional Advertising, Tombow Pen & Pencil, Check Point Group., Arrow Electronics, and DGI Supply are some of the 7 competitors of Staples.

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