SWOT ANALYSIS – STAPLES SWOT Analysis – Staples Staples, Inc. became incorporated in 1985 by founders Thomas G. Stemberg and Leo Kahn. 25 years later, Staples, Inc. is the world's largest office products company. The company primarily operates in the United States but also has locations in 26 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia serving businesses of all sizes and consumers. Their mission statement is, “We're committed to making it easy for our customers around
Staples Incorporation states on their sit, “We’ve been helping businesses for nearly 30 years, and it’s all thanks to a broken typewriter ribbon.” (Staples Inc., 2014) Tom Stemberg founded Staple Incorporation in 1985. Mr. Stemberg was a former supermarket chain executive. Over the Fourth of July, Mr. Stemberg was working on a business proposal when his typewriter ribbon broke. Due to it being a holiday weekend most local supplies and stationary stores were closed. So he drove from store to store
Proposed Merger between Staples and Office Depot Leads to Concerns of Higher Prices The effect and impact of corporate mergers of companies can be a significant change for the company’s prosperity and growth as well as the consumer’s point of view also. Though few of the mergers and acquisitions might be helpful for the company and be profitable as well there are always few risks and failures that come with the process. According to a study the company has only 50% chance of success when it comes
STAPLES INC. Description Staples Inc. was founded in 1985 and was incorporated on January 23, 1986, and has its headquarters in Framingham, Massachusetts (Liang, 2012). The company has three principal subdivisions: North American Stores and online, North American Commercial and International Operations encompassing 2000 stores globally in 26 nations. The corporation offers a comprehensive variety of merchandises that include: office provisions, business equipment merchandises and amenities, facility
Strategic Audit Staples, Inc. Hudson Chodos Andrew Nelson David Pearson Management 3800: Public Policy Professor Bowen 11/3/11 I. Current Situation Looking at Staples current performance in the past year, we will look at three things: return on investments, market share, and profitability. * Return on Investments: 9.95% * Market Share: 90% of market cap when comparing Staples, Office Depot (5.72%), Office Max (3.89%) * Profitability - $24.5 Billion in sales; $6.7 Billion
xHistorical Background and Present Context Staples Incorporation states on their site, “We’ve been helping businesses for nearly 30 years, and it’s all thanks to a broken typewriter ribbon.” (Staples Inc., 2014) Tom Stemberg, who was a former supermarket chain executive, founded Staple Incorporation in 1985. Tom Stemberg’s typewriter ribbon has broken over the Fourth of July weekend while he was typing up a business proposal. Most local supplies and stationary stores were closed due to the holiday
Staples Case Analysis Critique 1. What is Staple’s competitive advantage in the online marketplace? The critique team agrees that Staples.com’s competitive advantage in the online marketplace is Staples’ brand name. The analysis team correctly points out that 75% of the market is being served by generic retailers, so that Staples.com can use Staples’ brand name to better reach into that portion of the market. Staples has an established customer network under its brand name from which Staples
Walgreen Co. Xerox Corporation 3 a) BACKGROUND Staples began operations in May 1986 when Tom Stemberg, a Harvard Business School MBA graduate and pronounced retailer pioneered the first Staples office supply superstore in Brighton, Massachusetts. Tom Stemberg who was early rooted in retail after leaving school to his first job on the store floor of Jewel Corporation, bagging
apart from their competitors. Staples, Inc. is one of the top competitors in the office supply industry, with competitors such as Office Depot and Wal-Mart. The company has positioned itself to be a more convenient solution to office supplies shopping for consumers with the Easy Button. The easy button accentuates the ease of purchasing for office supplies at Staples at the click of the button. To ensure their consumers received an experience that was stress free, Staples equipped their employees with
Staples and Office Depot Inc. are both office supply chains. Today both companies are doing great considering where they came from and their competitive market. It is safe to say Staples has more than 2000 stores while Office Depot has above 1600 stores throughout the world. According to the case they were both originated in 1986 and while being founded early on over the next decade they and additional office supply chains have contended belligerently in order to provide a suitable, unfailing and