Staples is an office products company that sells office supplies, furniture and computers. Staples also offers in-store business services, including copying, printing, faxing and shipping. Online coupons can be found for Staples products and services; some of the coupons are printable. Others require you to enter a special code when you check out using Staples online website. Staples also publishes a weekly flyer detailing all products that are discounted; the flyer can be found on Staples' website.
Staples Rewards
Staples offers a free special rewards program for customers. Discounts and rewards certificates are issued to members on a quarterly basis, and 10% cash back is offered for ink, paper and toner used in copy machines. Customers can sign up for Staples Rewards on the company's website. Members also receive free delivery on all orders over $50.Official Site: Staples Reward Center
Special Staples rewards are also available for teachers. The Staples Teacher Rewards program offers 2% cash back on all purchases of $200 or more each quarter. Certain Staples products, including computers, are excluded from the offer. Teachers can enroll in the rewards program on Staples' website.Official Site: Learn About Teacher Rewards
Staples Low Price Commercial
This 30 sec. commercial brings to the forefront Staples pride in their low prices. A customer starts wandering through the store perusing the products when he see the price and shouts "Wow, thats a low price!" As he moves along he keeps shouting at each product he comes to. Two employees are watching him. They talk about how many products they have in the store and one finishes by going off to get the customer a cart.
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NASDAQ: SPLS
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- Corporate headquarters: Framington, Massachusetts
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- Chairman and CEO: Ronald L. (Ron) Sargent
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- More than 2,200 Staples and Staples Express storesYahoo! Finance: Staples Company Profile2
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1,835 of those stores are in the United States
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Staples also serves customers in South America, Europe, Australia and Asia
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- Employees: 91,000Official Site: Staples Investor Information Main1
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- Acquired Corporate Express office products supplier in July of 2008Official Site: Staples Investor Information Main1
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Staples products are offered in-store, through catalogs and on the Internet
