Staples Inc.

Summary

Staples Inc. is a business^[1]. Staples Inc. ranks in the top 0.82% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,424 views/month, #241 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Staples Inc.'s field of work was office supply retailing^[3].
• Staples Inc. is in the country of United States^[4].
• Staples Inc. is in the country of US^[5].
• Staples Inc.'s instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• Staples Inc.'s instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• Staples Inc.'s instance of is recorded as public company^[8].
• Staples Inc.'s instance of is recorded as retail chain^[9].
• Staples Inc.'s founder is recorded as Leo Kahn^[10].
• Staples Inc. is owned by Sycamore Partners^[11].
• Staples Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as Framingham^[12].
• Staples Inc.'s chief executive officer is recorded as Shira Goodman^[13].
• Staples Inc.'s has organizational division is recorded as Staples Argentina^[14].
• Staples Inc.'s has organizational division is recorded as Staples Canada^[15].
• Staples Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Quill Corporation^[16].
• Staples Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Corporate Express^[17].
• Staples Inc. is part of S&P 500^[18].
• Staples Inc.'s Commons category is recorded as Staples Inc.^[19].
• Staples Inc.'s industry is recorded as retail^[20].
• January 1, 1986 marks the founding of Staples Inc.^[21].
• Staples Inc.'s location of formation is recorded as Brighton^[22].
• Staples Inc.'s official website is recorded as https://www.staples.com/^[23].
• Staples Inc.'s official website is recorded as https://www.staples.co.uk/^[24].
• Staples Inc.'s product or material produced is recorded as office supply^[25].
• Staples Inc.'s product or material produced is recorded as information technology consulting^[26].
• Staples Inc.'s product or material produced is recorded as electronics^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): XQM2JINI1UL7642TU573^[28]

• Registered legal name: Staples, Inc.^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: US-DE^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XTIQ^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: LAPSED^[34]

• LEI first registered: 2012-11-21^[35]

• LEI last updated: 2023-08-04^[36]

• LEI next renewal: 2016-12-01^[37]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[38]

• Registration authority: RA999999^[39]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[40]

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Founding

Staples Inc.'s founder is recorded as Leo Kahn^[10]. January 1, 1986 marks the founding of Staples Inc.^[21]. Its location of formation is recorded as Brighton^[22].

Identity

Staples Inc. is part of S&P 500^[18].

Leadership

Staples Inc.'s chief executive officer is recorded as Shira Goodman^[13].

Operations

Staples Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as Framingham^[12]. Subsidiaries include Quill Corporation^[16], a corporation^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1956^[43], headquartered in Lincolnshire^[44] and Corporate Express^[17], a business^[45], in Germany^[46], founded in 1993^[47], headquartered in Stuttgart^[48].

Industry

Staples Inc.'s industry is recorded as retail^[20]. Its field of work was office supply retailing^[3].

Ownership

Staples Inc. is owned by Sycamore Partners^[11]. Products include office supply^[25], information technology consulting^[26], electronics^[27], and furniture^[49].

Why It Matters

Staples Inc. ranks in the top 0.82% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,424 views/month, #241 of 29,529).^[2] Staples Inc. has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] Staples Inc. is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]