(Reuters) - Staples Inc <SPLS.O>, the largest U.S. office supply chain, reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue and forecast weak full-year earnings as corporate customers and other shoppers in Europe and North America reduced discretionary spending.Full story
Thomas Stemberg, Co-Founder and Former CEO of Staples, explains why he believes the merger between OfficeMax and Office Depot is good for the industry.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Antitrust experts said on Tuesday there were no guarantees that a deal to merge Office Depot Inc, the No. 2 U.S. office supply retailer, with smaller rival OfficeMax Inc would win government approval. Full story
Economists are debating whether worries about the fiscal cliff impacted hiring as businesses added a tepid 155,000 jobs in December, with Thomas Stemberg, former CEO of Staples, and Laura Tyson, former Council of Economic Advisers chairman.
The sign outside of the Staples store is pictured in Broomfield, Colorado in this August 17, 2011, file photo. Staples Inc missed analyst estimates for profit and sales in the first quarter, hurt by a stronger dollar and weak sales in Europe and Australia, May 22, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/Files
A family leaves the Staples store in Broomfield, Colorado August 17, 2011 as the back-to-school shopping season begins. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
A woman opens a glass door with a "Now Hiring" sign on it as she enters a Staples store in New York in this file photo taken March 3, 2011. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, which could ease fears of a marked deterioration in labor
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