Staples and Essendant have extended the expiration time of their previously announced tender offer, the companies have announced.
Humanscale is introducing a redesign of its best-selling line of monitor arms.
Essendant, a distributor of workplace items with 2017 net sales of $5 billion, has accepted an acquisition bid from Staples.
Office Depot is expanding the company’s Workonomy platform that offers comprehensive business services married with services aimed at small- to medium-sized business customers.
Office Depot beat Wall Street estimates in its second quarter, although retail division comps slipped.
Consumer spending for the back-to-school/college shopping season is expected to be slightly less than 2017, according to an annual survey from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
As summer rolls on, Staples is introducing the company’s 2018 back-to-school collection, which it describes as an extensive assortment of national name brand and exclusive products at affordable prices available in stores across the U.S. and online.
Staples has acquired HiTouch Business Services, one of the largest independent office products dealers in the U.S.
According to One Click Retail research, Amazon.com did about $4 billion in furniture sales in the U.S. last year, up 51% year over year, to become the largest online player in the category.
Dorel’s Ameriwood Home division is expanding its task-related home office furniture collections.
Keurig and commercial coffeemaker supplier Evoca have partnered to launch the Keurig K4000 Cafe System positioned for the away from home channel.
OFM has added new Adapt Series Tables to its office furniture assortment.
Staples has been recognized as a Corporate Social Responsibility winner at the 2017 S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards.
Office Depot has completed its acquisition of CompuCom Systems, an information technology services provider. In a hurricane-hit third quarter, Office Depot’s sales declined.
Office Depot is launching a new operation, dubbed BizBox, that will provide start-ups and small businesses access to the core services needed to start and grow their operations.
The Ameriwood Home division of Dorel Industries has debuted its new commercial office furniture line at the fall High Point Market.
Office Depot has appointed Jerri DeVard as evp/chief marketing officer.
Sycamore Partners has completed its acquisition of Staples, Inc.
With its acquisition by a private equity firm pending, Staples’ comps slipped in the second quarter, although the office superstore did post a profit.
Second quarter sales at Office Depot were down as the office superstore retailer reported declines in its retail and business solutions divisions.