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Staples's competitors and similar companies include Best Buy and Target.

	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.	Target Target is a general merchandise retailer selling products through stores and digital channels.
Founding Date	Founding Date 1986	Founding Date 1966	Founding Date 1902
Type	Type Private	Type Public	Type Public
Tags	Tags Retail consumer electronics distribution ecommerce furniture printing	Tags Retail consumer electronics	Tags Retail accessories clothing consumer products & services department stores distribution ecommerce furniture groceries health & beauty processed food
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 Minneapolis, US HQ Bengaluru, IN Brooklyn Park, US New York, US Salt Lake City, US Sioux Falls, US Sunnyvale, US see more
Employees	Employees 30,681	Employees 85,000	Employees 440,0006% increase
Valuation ($)	Valuation ($) N/A	Valuation ($) 19.3 b	Valuation ($) 68.1 b
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) $8b (Y, 2022)	Revenue (est.) $41.7b (FY, 2026)	Revenue (est.) $104.8b (FY, 2025)
Cost of goods	Cost of goods N/A	Cost of goods $32.3b (FY, 2026)	Cost of goods $75.5b (FY, 2025)
Gross profit	Gross profit N/A	Gross profit $9.4b (FY, 2026)	Gross profit $29.3b (FY, 2025)
Net income	Net income N/A	Net income $1.1b (FY, 2026)	Net income $3.7b (FY, 2025)
Operating ⚠
Retail Space, sq. ft.	Retail Space, sq. ft. N/A	Retail Space, sq. ft. 40.4 m (FY, 2024)	Retail Space, sq. ft. 243.3 m (FY, 2022)
Stores	Stores N/A	Stores 1.1 k (FY, 2024)	Stores 1.9 k (FY, 2022)