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Staples, Inc. (SPLS)At 11:27AM ET: 23.67  Down 0.21 (0.88%)  
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Staples, Inc.
Five Hundred Staples Drive
Framingham, MA 01702
United States - Map
Phone: 508-253-5000
Fax: 508-253-8989
Web Site: http://www.staples.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Nasdaq 100
Sector:Services
Industry:Specialty Retail, Other
Full Time Employees:57,291

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Staples, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an office products company. The company’s retail products include office supplies and services, business machines and related products, computers and related products, and office furniture. It also provides high-speed, color and self-service copying, other printing services, faxing, and pack and ship services. As of January 31, 2009, the company operated approximately 2,218 superstores in 47 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, and 10 provinces and 2 territories in Canada, as well as in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the People's Republic of China, Argentina, and Australia. It also operated 135 distribution and fulfillment centers in 29 states in the United States and 8 provinces in Canada, as well as in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the People's Republic of China, Argentina, Brazil, and Australia. The company also offers its products through catalog, Internet, and sales force. Staples, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Staples, Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Feb-10 is better than 87.6% of S&P 500 companies and 96.1% of Retailing companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Ronald L. Sargent , 54
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Chairman of Exec. Committee
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Michael Miles Jr., 48
    Pres, Chief Operating Officer and Pres of Staples International
    $ 673.00K $ 0
    Mr. John J. Mahoney , 58
    Vice-Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
    $ 673.00K $ 0
    Mr. Joseph G. Doody , 57
    Pres of North American Delivery
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Demos Parneros , 47
    Pres of U.S. Retail
    $ 522.00K $ 268.00K
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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