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Today In Data: Downsizing Optimization
Today In Data: Downsizing Optimization
April 05, 2017  |  Today In Data

It’s just as important to know when to downsize business operations for optimization as it is to understand when to seek an expansion. Several businesses...

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Struggling Staples Is In Talks With PE Firms About A Sale
Struggling Staples Is In Talks With PE Firms About A Sale
April 05, 2017  |  Retail

Staples, the office supplier retailer, is reportedly looking to sell itself. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter,...

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Staples To Close 70 Stores Following Disappointing Retail Sales
Staples To Close 70 Stores Following Disappointing Retail Sales
March 10, 2017  |  Retail

Big-box retailers have seen store closures left and right over the past year. From stores like Macy’s and JCPenney to HHGregg, it seems like there aren’t...

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Staples Turns To Machine Learning For B2B Sales
Staples Turns To Machine Learning For B2B Sales
December 29, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Staples Business Advantage, the B2B eCommerce unit of the office supplies company, is ramping up its attention to machine learning in an effort to boost...

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Hilco To Buy Staples UK
Hilco To Buy Staples UK
November 18, 2016  |  Retail

Hilco Capital Limited (Hilco) and Staples have announced that an agreement has been reached between the two to sell Staples’ U.K. retail operations to the...

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How Staples Is Getting Its Groove Back
How Staples Is Getting Its Groove Back
July 19, 2016  |  Retail

Staples is looking to make a comeback after surviving a failed merger attempt and is hoping to boost sales and keep pace with Amazon through...

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Staples’ CEO Steps Down
Staples’ CEO Steps Down
June 01, 2016  |  Retail

Staples’ 14 year veteran CEO Ron Sargent has agreed to step down a few weeks after a federal judge put the kibosh on a merger...

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