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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
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gptkbp:acquiredBy
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acquired by Sycamore Partners in 2017
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gptkbp:CEO
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gptkb:J._Alexander_(Sandy)_Douglas_Jr.
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gptkbp:competitor
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gptkb:Amazon
gptkb:Office_Depot
gptkb:OfficeMax
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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:notableEvent
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attempted merger with Office Depot (2015-2016, blocked by FTC)
opened first store in Brighton, Massachusetts
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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~75,000
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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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gptkb:technology
business services
office supplies
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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
worldwide
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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_Business_Advantage
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:Staples_Center
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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