Staples National Advantage - The Industry Leader -National Market

The Staples story.

From a small start to an industry giant.

In 1985, Tom Stemberg, founder of Staples, envisioned a new concept in retailing — a superstore for office supplies. On May 1, 1986, Staples opened the first office supply superstore in Brighton, Massachusetts. With hard work, dedication and ingenuity, Staples became a success.

In pioneering the office supply industry, Staples changed the way people think about and purchase office supplies. The company's mission — making it easy to buy office products — is a message that consumers and businesses can identify with. Today, Staples is a $19 billion office supply leader, with more than 2,000 superstores worldwide, and projected double-digit growth for the next five years.

SNA customers reap the benefit of Staples stores through buying power, name recognition and the ability to maintain compliance at contract pricing even in emergency situations such as same-day purchases and printing projects.

Focused on the unique needs of the national market.

Only Staples® can claim an entire division—Staples National Advantage®—dedicated exclusively to the needs of Fortune 1000 companies.

This means that our sales and customer service organization can direct all of our expertise and years of experience into a laser-like focus on solving the challenges of national and multinational businesses like yours, including driving down procurement costs, increasing compliance, consolidating vendor services, and applying new technologies and practices to ensure your success.

Take a look at how Staples National Advantage (SNA) is positioned within the Staples organization:

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Staples National Advantage®
Staples National Advantage (SNA) is the only office supply organization dedicated exclusively to Fortune 1000 accounts. SNA experts work directly with Fortune 1000 companies to examine processes and deliver programs that drive procurement costs down, increase compliance, consolidate vendor services, and apply cutting-edge technologies and practices to ensure success.
Visit www.StaplesNationalAdvantage.com.

Staples Business Advantage®
Staples Business Advantage (SBA) creates custom programs for the unique needs of midsize to large regional organizations. Our team approach means we’re constantly monitoring the progress of each program and enhancing it to ensure greater control, expedite return on investment and increase cost-savings for our customers.
Visit www.StaplesBusinessAdvantage.com.

Staples Retail Superstores
Advantage customers can leverage a network of more than 1,500 U.S. retail stores for emergency and same-day purchases. (Our superstores offer thousands of popular office products, including supplies, technology and furniture.) Customers maintain compliance and benefit from contract pricing and reporting on store purchases through the use of Staples® Convenience Cards and Procurement Cards. In addition, all Staples® stores feature a Copy & Print Center, business-friendly hours and, in select locations, 24-hour-a-day operations.

Staples Business Delivery®
Staples Business Delivery serves consumers and small business customers through catalogs and Staples.com® in the U.S. and Canada.

Quill Corporation
Quill, the office supply direct marketer, was acquired by Staples in May 1998 and continues to operate as a separate brand. Quill serves the needs of small- to medium-sized business customers through its catalogs and Web site Quill.com.

Staples International
Staples operates in 27 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia and augments its international capabilities through strategic alliances.