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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
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gptkbp:acquiredBy
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gptkb:Sycamore_Partners
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gptkbp:acquisitionYear
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2017
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gptkbp:CEO
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gptkb:John_Lederer
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gptkbp:competitor
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gptkb:Amazon
gptkb:Office_Depot
gptkb:OfficeMax
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:division
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gptkb:Staples_Business_Advantage
gptkb:Staples_Print_&_Marketing_Services
gptkb:Staples_Technology_Solutions
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gptkbp:ESRB_rating
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recycling programs
sustainable products
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gptkbp:formerName
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gptkb:Staples_the_Office_Superstore
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gptkbp:founded
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1986
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Leo_Kahn
gptkb:Thomas_G._Stemberg
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Framingham,_Massachusetts,_United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Staples, Inc.
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gptkbp:industry
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retail
office supplies
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gptkbp:logo
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Staples logo.svg
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gptkbp:notableAcquisition
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gptkb:Corporate_Express_(2008)
Office Depot (attempted, not completed)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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divested European operations in 2017
expanded internationally in 1990s
first office supply superstore chain
went private in 2017
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:Easy_Button
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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~75,000 (as of 2023)
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gptkbp:numberOfLocations
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over 1,000 (as of 2023)
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Sycamore_Partners
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gptkbp:products
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business services
office supplies
technology products
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gptkbp:revenue
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$14 billion (2022)
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gptkbp:servesArea
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gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Europe_(formerly)
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gptkbp:slogan
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That was easy.
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gptkbp:stockExchange
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formerly NASDAQ: SPLS
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gptkbp:stockSymbol
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gptkb:SPLS_(until_2017)
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Quill_Corporation
gptkb:Staples_Canada
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gptkbp:type
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private
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.staples.com/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Platinum_Equity
gptkb:SPLS_(until_2017)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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