Staples-Office Depot Merger Collapses After Block by Judge

  Staples Inc. and Office Depot Inc. abandoned their merger after a federal judge sided with U.S. antitrust officials who challenged the combination of the two largest office suppliers, saying it would More...

Thomas Stemberg, Who Founded Staples Retail Chain, Dies at 66

  Tom Stemberg passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015 after a long battle with gastric cancer. Thomas “Tom” Stemberg, the co-founder and former CEO of office supply retail chain Staples More...

Office Depot and Staples Merger Has Small Hurdle Before FTC Approval

  Activist investor Jeffrey Smith of Starboard, which owns 4.5% of Staples and has increased its stake of Office Depot by 10% recently, is confident the merger proposal between the two companies will More...