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This will be interesting to see. Yeah these office supply stores have competition from online retailers, but I would assume they make a good chunk of their revenue from corporate/education customers. Since that is their biggest revenue stream, I wonder how that aspect of the industry would be affected by the merger.
The weirdest thing to me is they JUST finished the merger between Office Depot and Office Max last year.
This will be interesting to see. Yeah these office supply stores have competition from online retailers, but I would assume they make a good chunk of their revenue from corporate/education customers. Since that is their biggest revenue stream, I wonder how that aspect of the industry would be affected by the merger.
Staples Depot? I wish them luck. On the rare occasion I buy something online from one of their stores (probably something that generates a loss or wash for them) and pick it up, it feels like I'm their first customer of the day.
I have no idea how they keep the lights on. Whenever I go in, usually during peak business hours, it's unusual if there's even another customer in there. I'm usually just buying a pack of cheap pens or something, maybe once every 6 months. Many moons ago, it used to be an underappreciated place to buy cheap computer parts, but even SD cards are grossly overpriced these days.
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This will be interesting to see. Yeah these office supply stores have competition from online retailers, but I would assume they make a good chunk of their revenue from corporate/education customers. Since that is their biggest revenue stream, I wonder how that aspect of the industry would be affected by the merger.
Plus, Sam's Club has been on a major push over the past several years to attract small and medium business customers. They will be a serious competitor for Staples Depot Max in that segment.
Staples Depot? I wish them luck. On the rare occasion I buy something online from one of their stores (probably something that generates a loss or wash for them) and pick it up, it feels like I'm their first customer of the day.
I have no idea how they keep the lights on. Whenever I go in, usually during peak business hours, it's unusual if there's even another customer in there. I'm usually just buying a pack of cheap pens or something, maybe once every 6 months. Many moons ago, it used to be an underappreciated place to buy cheap computer parts, but even SD cards are grossly overpriced these days.