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Amazon May Be Working On A Deal With Office Depot
Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 10:18am | 412Read More...Office Depot Inc (NASDAQ: ODP) has been the center of various M&A chatter lately, with most of the conversations focusing on a pending acquisition by Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS). However, earlier in the month, news began to circulate that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission was seeking to...
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Sequential Brands Announces New Collaboration With Staples
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 2:44pm | 232Read More...Shares of Sequential Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ: SQBG) were trading higher by nearly 3 percent on Monday after the company announced its brand of office products will be available for sale at more than 1,100 Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) and online at Staples.com/MarthaStewart. Sequential...
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Deutsche Bank Offers 13 Retail Predictions For 2015
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 11:20am | 411Read More...Mike Baker of Deutsche Bank released a list of 13 predictions concerning the Retail sector. The predictions are: Retail will outperform the market in 2015 after underperforming in 2014. Retail sales growth will accelerate, helped by lower energy costs. Gross margins have peaked, but...
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B Riley & Co's Scott Tilghman: Little Concern From FTC On Merging Office Supplies Retailers
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 1:59pm | 126Read More...Scott Tilghman, B Riley & Co analyst, told Benzinga that there would probably be no regulatory issues with a merger between Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) and Office Depot Inc (NASDAQ: ODP). “If we go back to what was published by the FTC in November of a year ago, we see that from a...
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Office Depot To Close 400 Stores
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 1:57pm | 434Read More...Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is wrapping up the consolidation of its merger last year with OfficeMax by closing at least 400 stores. That announcement came in alongside the company's first quarter earnings results on Tuesday, which pleasantly surprised both analysts and Office Depot officials. “...
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Staples Vs. Office Depot: Which Would You Rather?
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 4:03pm | 660Read More...Over the last ten years, the office-supply industry has been dominated by retail giants Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) and Office Depot (NYSE: ODP). Last November, Office Depot merged with industry competitor OfficeMax, in a deal that was expected to give Office Depot the industry lead. The truth is...
