Office Depot

• Office Depot parent rejects Staples’ US$2B takeover bid, but open to alternate deal

  ODP, which also owns Office Depot, said it preferred a sale of its retail and e-commerce operations or a joint venture to a full takeover.

  Money

  Jan 19, 2021
  
• Staples offers to buy Office Depot owner nearly five years after second takeover bid rejected

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission blocked Staple's US$6.3 billion offer in 2016, saying the merger could reduce competition.

  Money

  Jan 11, 2021
  
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• Gouged on office supplies? Regulators flag Staples, Office Depot deal

  The Competition Bureau is challenging a proposed merger between Staples and Office Depot, saying the country's office supplies industry is becoming too concentrated.

  Consumer

  Dec 7, 2015
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• Staples buys Office Depot for $6 billion

  The rapidly changing tools of the work place and the way we shop has led to another major consolidation in the retail office supply business as Staples announced the $6 billion acquisition of rival Office Depot.

  Money

  Feb 4, 2015