OK, we announced today that we'll be closing 225 stores - I heard the rumors (few weeks ago) that there are plans to close up to 50 stores in California - you saw the numbers published today, Amazon is killing pretty much everyone. OfficeDepot is... — read more 

How much has Staples lost with ink recycling rewards. My guess is millions in the past 7 or 8 years. I believe it went nationwide in 2006, after a test run in the Chicago area in late 2005. Employees were initially stealing those $3 coupons and when... — read more 

I work in a store but may be offered a transfer to Corporate (it's a complicated story) - People seem to speak freely here and I'd appreciate any information you may be able to provide.

Do you have any details on the closing of staples advantage?

And in certain IT areas, directors and managers have to reapply for their jobs. Big org announcement due this Thursday.

anyone

I'd say it's February not March, Staples has done it before in Feb

I heard we'll be downsizing in March of this year...

I can confirm everything that the KY Call Center poster noted. It's even worse...

Im an internal associate and we just got word that they plan to let at least 5,000 people go just in February alone.

After 11 years of watching Staples make mistake after mistake I had to leave, they just let go of their training department and plan on automating customer service and letting even more people go. The management at this location is abysmal. They... — read more 

do you know what stores will be closing?

Anybody knows more about corporate office layoffs?

Is this accurate? I work for Staples' competitor and was considering joining the company. Please let me know.

Does Staples limit part time employees to word 25 hours per week maximum?

I heard rumors that Jan will bloody for Office Depot

You are proving again that you enjoy chewing people up, then spitting them out.Again I see the "It is unfortunate but necessary---bla blah bla" crap GO OFFICE MAX AND OFFICE DEPOT!! I pray your merger goes well and this crap Company swirls and goes... — read more 

Apparently PT associates will not be allowed more than 22 hours a week starting January. This will mean many people leaving, customer service will be non-existent due to many factors ( Sleep deprivation due to multiple part time jobs, high school... — read more 

The second phase started?

our DM was let go

Why should CEO take a look at the past history when CEO is actually responsible for all the issues we are having. The right sequence of steps that would do the best for Staples would be if the CEO together with the rest of C-level crew was to step... — read more 

Let's be honest, Staples over paid for Corporate Express and the merger cost more and took more time than it should. Staples performance has been less than lackluster since 2008, even if you take into account the recession. Maybe as these... — read more 

Bottom line is this: old tech runs the place. New tech coming on board, but years late, market share continues to slip. Imagine what 5 years from now looks like ? Lastly, the "teams".. Everyone has different priorities despite the corporate goals... — read more 

THere is a new group of people running the corporate office. Tom Stemberg is not there anymore, this changes things. It used to feel like a family, we were a team. Everyone wanted to help everyone, so - it was a TEAM. Now w/out Tom Stemberg here... — read more 

Any news?

A bunch of Staples sourcing department employees were laid off today in Southern California. Pink slips ahead of ObamaCare on 10-1. Sad day in America.

In its time, Staples was the premier, innovative retailer of all things office. Times change though and while Staples has done a commendable job in the contract area, it's lost focus on a main retail component - price! Bloomberg did a recent study... — read more 

What IT functions are in Framingham?

IT in Seattle, that is comforting for all those that lost IT jobs in Framingham. Sounds like Supply Chain may get hit in the next few weeks.

A bit of Good News: Staples will open an IT development center in Seattle. The company’s first West Coast office will focus on ecommerce, IT Dev and engineering projects including digital platforms, personalization solutions and Big Data tools. The... — read more 

Look,Europe makes the loss,not the US,shut down Europe,theyve put money aside for closures,spend it overseas,and you have a profitable business left,Easy?too right it is,they just cant bare loss of face.

Look,Europe makes the loss,not the US,shut down Europe,theyve put money aside for closures,spend it overseas,and you have a profitable business left,Easy?too right it is,they just cant bare loss of face.

If you think about it, this has become a reoccurring theme ever sense the 2008 hostile takeover of Corporate Express. It appears to happens every other quarter or so. Some cuts are deeper than others but it is a common theme. It looks like the... — read more 

Staples Inc. said Thursday that it has “eliminated a number” of US jobs, most of them “leadership positions” at its Framingham headquarters, as the office supply chain continues to reinvent itself to take more of its business online. "We will... — read more 

If you think about it, this has become a reoccurring theme ever sense the 2008 hostile takeover of Corporate Express. It appears to happens every other quarter or so. Some cuts are deeper than others but it is a common theme. It looks like the... — read more 

Some interesting parallels can be drawn from leading retailers in their respective categories over their recent history. Lets compare Staples, Home Depot, Best Buy and Mens Warehouse - As business began to shift, the boards of these companies felt... — read more 

Staples' Columbia, S.C., accounts payable team will lose up to 20 jobs because its "processes are being shifted to India," write workers filing on their own behalf. "Accenture representatives have been trained at our shared service center as well as... — read more 

Staples' Columbia, S.C., accounts payable team will lose up to 20 jobs because its "processes are being shifted to India," write workers filing on their own behalf. "Accenture representatives have been trained at our shared service center as well as... — read more 

Back in Feb 2013: Due to recently announced layoffs, only 14 out of 24 assistant managers in my district got to keep their jobs. And I wasn't one of them, my only fault being that I've only held my position for a few months before the layoffs. They... — read more