delivery service (Staples Direct)‚ outstanding customer service (Staples Easy Tech) Weaknesses Easy to imitate‚ needs a local partner for business ventures in European countries Opportunities As a low priced company – it does not have to fight so hard for market share; the start of developing its own products; Eastern Europe needs office supplies since there is a boom in small business nowadays. Threats Competitors (price wars); might be growing too fast; In 2008‚ Staples was caught out supplying
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SWOT ANALYSIS – STAPLES SWOT Analysis – Staples Staples‚ Inc. became incorporated in 1985 by founders Thomas G. Stemberg and Leo Kahn. 25 years later‚ Staples‚ Inc. is the world’s largest office products company. The company primarily operates in the United States but also has locations in 26 countries throughout North and South America‚ Europe‚ Asia and Australia serving businesses of all sizes and consumers. Their mission statement is‚ “We’re committed to making it easy for our customers around
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retail channels to reach end customers – Reshape the business to reduce cost • In addition to its retail outlets‚ Staples sells office products via the Internet and through its catalog and direct sales operations‚ including subsidiary Quill Corp - Take advantage of the increase in demand of electronics • Dependence on third-party vendors – Increase in online shopping • In 2015‚ Staples incurred expenses of $53 million in connection with the planned transaction to acquire Office Depot – Reshape the
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1. How would you characterize the office supplies industry in 1985? What was the approach of large distributors and wholesalers to the small business segment? Why? Who served large accounts? (10) The office supplies industry in 1985 is highly fragmented and the market scope is broad. On the manufacturer level‚ there are various groups of companies that provide different categories of office supplies. On the wholesaler level‚ wholesalers‚ who are mostly large in size while few smaller ones exist
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Staples – 2011 Forest David A. Case Abstract Staples is a comprehensive strategic management case that includes the company’s year-end 2010 financial statements‚ organizational chart‚ competitor information and more. The case time setting is the year 2011. Sufficient internal and external data are provided to enable students to evaluate current strategies and recommend a three-year strategic plan for the company. Headquartered in Framingham‚ Massachusetts‚ Staples’s common stock
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Comprehensive Analysis of Staples Harding University Angela Maloch Ashley Perez Keith Miller Ricky Griffin Abstract This paper will review Staples‚ Inc. comprehensively. The authors will discuss Staples’ visions‚ missions‚ and objectives‚ in addition to outlining the firm’s internal strengths and weaknesses and their external opportunities and threats. Several matrices will be included to provide visual aid and better observations of the operations and current practices of the company
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Staples Case Study Questions 1-6 1. In 1985‚ the office supplies industry was highly fragmented with many companies manufacturing unique products rather than a broader based catalog. Larger wholesalers were few‚ so consumers had to order supplies from several companies rather than from one immediate location. New technologies were also finding their place into businesses such as personal computers‚ fax machines and copiers. This created a demand for a wider variety of office supplies. Economically
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Staples Inc. The idea of Staples started off with a very easy problem to fix. Thomas Stemberg was trying to print off a business plan when his printer ribbon all of a sudden broke on the Fourth of July holiday (About Staples). " It was the Fourth of July weekend‚ 1985‚ and Tom’s regular supplier‚ a local stationery store‚ was closed for the holiday" (About Staples). After driving around for hours trying to find a store that carried his printer ribbon and trying to find a store that was open
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STAPLES CASE STUDY Proposed Merger Between Staples and Office Depot Leads to Concern NGUYEN TOAN THANG tnguyen@student.bristoluniversity.edu BRISTOL UNIVERSITY BUS 525: MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS April 23th 2014 1. How would you classify the office superstore industry? Who are the competitors? What are the characteristics of this industry that lead to this conclusion? Today’s office superstore industry in the United States provides a convenient one-stop shopping experience
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