Staples Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all

Staples's competitors and similar companies include Best Buy and Office Depot.

	Staples Staples is a company that distributes office equipment.	Best Buy Best Buy (formerly known as Sound of Music) is a retailer of consumer electronic systems.	Office Depot Office Depot is a company that provides office supplies, business services, and workplace solutions.
Founding Date	Founding Date 1986	Founding Date 1966	Founding Date 1986
Type	Type Private	Type Public	Type Subsidiary
Tags	Tags Retail consumer electronics distribution ecommerce furniture printing	Tags Retail consumer electronics	Tags Retail consumer products & services ecommerce furniture printing
Locations	Locations Framingham, US HQ Boucherville, CA Edmonton, CA Mississauga, CA Richmond Hill, CA Winnipeg, CA	Locations Richfield, US HQ Burnaby, CA Vancouver, CA Ciudad De México, MX London, GB	Locations Boca Raton, US HQ Dublin, IE
Employees	Employees 30,681	Employees 85,000	Employees 19,0005% decrease
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) $8b (Y, 2022)	Revenue (est.) $41.7b (FY, 2026)	Revenue (est.) $7b (FY, 2024)
Cost of goods	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods $32.3b (FY, 2026)	Cost of goods $5.5b (FY, 2024)
Gross profit	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit $9.4b (FY, 2026)	Gross profit $1.4b (FY, 2024)
Net income	Net income N/A	Net income $1.1b (FY, 2026)	Net income ($3m) (FY, 2024)
Operating ⚠
Product Categories	Product Categories 13 (Jul, 2024)	Product Categories N/A	Product Categories 4 (FY, 2023)