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May 22, 2013
Weak same-store sales affect Staples Q1 profit

Staples was hurt by a stronger dollar and weak same-store sales in North America and Europe.

May 16, 2013
Staples gets into home décor

Staples is not a name synonymous with home décor and specifically wall art, but the office products company is looking to change that with the launch of its Sports & Art Photo Gallery.

May 7, 2013
Staples names new EVP of global e-commerce

Staples has appointed Faisal Masud as its new EVP of global e-commerce. In the newly created role, Masud will be responsible for leading online and digital growth. He will report to Demos Parneros, president of North American stores and online for Staples.

April 15, 2013
Things get Pinteresting at Barnes & Noble

Nook Media, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, has launched a new Pinterest app on Nook HD, Nook HD+, Nook Tablet and Nook Color.

April 1, 2013
Amazon buys social book review site

Amazon.com went back to its roots as bookseller last week with the announcement that it would acquire social site Goodreads, an online book recommendation community that has more than 16 millions around the globe.

March 25, 2013
Barnes & Noble Nook to offer in-app purchasing

Barnes & Noble announced that it will soon offer in-app purchaising via its Nook products through a partnership with industry-leading mobile payment provider Fortumo.

March 24, 2013
Barnes & Noble giving away free e-readers

Barnes & Noble is giving away a free Nook Simple Touch e-reader, which retails for $79, to any customer who buys its high-definition Nook HD+ tablet between March 24 and March 31.

March 20, 2013
Staples launches Windows Store app

Staples has launched its own Windows Store app for Staples.com.

March 19, 2013
Post-It sticks it to people on the go

3M has introduced a new line of Post-It brand products designed for today's mobile workers and busy families.

March 6, 2013
Earnings slip at Staples in Q4

Staples reported that total company sales for the fourth quarter were $6.6 billion, an increase of 3% over the same period last year.

February 20, 2013
OfficeMax, Office Depot merger moves forward

The office retail field narrowed Wednesday, as OfficeMax and Office Depot officially announced an agreement to merge into a single company.

February 7, 2013
Staples targets small business with big campaign

Staples has launched a new campaign aimed at drawing attention to its vast assortment of products for the small business customer.

January 29, 2013
Digitizing the retail space

Developments in portable technologies of all kinds have created an increasingly connected world. Aside from the obvious ubiquity of mobile phones (there are nearly six billion of them in use today), everyday objects from pedometers to thermostats are being infused with digital technologies, and networked to one another.

January 28, 2013
RIM looks to bite off some of Apple's music business

Move over iTunes, there's a new digital media storefront hoping to capture some of Apple's lucrative business.

January 23, 2013
Staples brings office products to Japan

Staples is bringing its branded products to Japan through a wholesale distribution relationship with Jointex, a leading office products wholesaler and division of Plus Corp., a manufacturer of stationery and office furniture based in Tokyo.

January 17, 2013
Staples goes beyond office supplies, into the cloud

Staples has launched the Staples App Center, an online marketplace for cloud-based business applications.

January 16, 2013
Staples appoints new chief culture officer

Staples has promoted SVP of business services John Burke to SVP, chief culture officer, a newly created role.

December 18, 2012
Staples sets sights on online growth

Staples plans to triple the size of its e-commerce and IT staff by 2014, and has unveiled a new Velocity Lab at Kendall Square in Cambridge, Mass., to kick off its accelerated online growth initiative.

December 17, 2012
Staples COO Miles pursues new opportunity

Boston-based private equity firm Berkshire Partners named Staples president and COO Mike Miles to the role of advisory director.

November 27, 2012
Staples rethinks, shrinks the box

Staples has launched a new packaging technology nationwide that allows them to customize delivery box sizes to each order.

November 12, 2012
OfficeMax offering free in-store services to hurricane victims

OfficeMax today announced it is extending support to the thousands of people still without electricity by providing free in-store charging stations, fax, scan and email services to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy stay connected and get back to business.

November 7, 2012
Menasha Packaging receives award for Purell packaging

Menasha Packaging on Wednesday announced receipt of two awards as part of the 69th annual National Paperboard Packaging Competition.

November 2, 2012
Walmart’s digital decision affects TV’s future

Walmart’s decision to sell, and more importantly, actively promote, a $98 Internet-connected television device called Boxee TV could help shape the future of in-home content delivery.

October 11, 2012
Staples offers big holiday solutions for small business

Staples is making it easier for small businesses and consumers to get ready for the holiday season with its online holiday center.

October 4, 2012
Barnes & Noble, Microsoft seal Nook deal

Barnes & Noble and Microsoft have completed their previously announced strategic partnership in Nook Media LLC, a recently formed Barnes & Noble subsidiary and a leader in the emerging digital reading and digital education markets.

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