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Staples, Inc. NASDAQ: SPLS (Staples.ca - Staples.com) is the world's largest office supply retail store chain, with over 1,962 stores worldwide.

Staples has catalog and delivery businesses and serves office supply customers in Canada. Staples, Inc. sells office supplies, office machines, furniture, technology and business services.

The company's first office supply store was opened in Brighton, Massachusetts in 1986. The company is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. It also does business via the Internet, through Staples.ca and Staples.com, its websites.

On September 4, 1996, Staples and Office Depot announced plans to merge. The Federal Trade Commission decided that the superpower would unfairly increase office supply prices despite competition from the third-in-line OfficeMax, which did not have stores in many of the local markets that the merger would affect.

Staples has announced it will start selling Dell computers, monitors, ink, toner, and printers.

"The initial products offered at Staples will include Inspiron 1721 and 1521 notebooks, Inspiron 530 desktops, Dell 948 and 926 all-in-one inkjet printers, Dell 1320c laser printer, Dell SE198WFP 19-inch widescreen flat panel LCD monitor, and the Dell E228WFP 22-inch widescreen flat panel LCD monitor. Additionally, Staples will offer ink and toner for most Dell printers."

Throughout most of the company's history, Staples employed, in its American commercials and advertising promotions, the slogan "Yeah, we've got that.", signifying their wide selection of products. This slogan was retired in 2003, to be replaced with "That was easy." Expanding on that theme, 2005 ads featured a large red push-button marked "easy". In the UK, Staples used to use the slogan "You want it. We've got it", however they have now changed it to "That was Easy".

In April 2007, Staples introduced its new "Staples Rewards" program. Benefits include free delivery on online purchases (over $50) and a quarterly 10% rebate of purchases at the Copy and Print Center, and purchases of paper, ink, and toner. Previously Staples offered free delivery on any order for Staples Rewards card holders. Currently only Premier members get free shipping on all orders. Staples automatically upgrades your rewards account to Premier status when you spend $1,000 or more in a calendar year.