Staples, Inc. is clipping along as the #1 office supply superstore operator in the US. Staples is a worldwide leader in the office category. It sells office products, computers, furniture, and other supplies through more than 2, 150 Staples stores in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia (Rawafed Private School, 2014). Staples is growing in Asia and South America after expanding in Europe. Staples pioneered this concept in 1986. Staples company expanded rapidly after opening its first store in the Boston Massachusetts on 1 May 1986. The company subsequently grew to areas outside the Northeast. Staples was founded in November 1985 by Thomas G. Stemberg who passed away on 2015 and Leo Kahn, who had previously competed against each other in
