Office Depot News

Since Starboard Value LP was spun off as a separate hedge fund just over two years ago it has been fast gaining a reputation for aggressive shareholder activism, pushing for change in household names including AOL and Office Depot Inc. Initially investing in small cap value companies, Starboard quickly gained a reputation in Silicon Valley as a ... (more)

Shareholders of record on July 11, 2013 will be eligible to vote at the annual shareholders meeting.

Top Office Depot Inc investor Starboard Value LP sued the second-largest U.S. office supply retailer on Thursday for not holding an annual shareholder meeting to elect directors, an unusual step on the eve of a merger.

Top Office Depot Inc investor Starboard Value LP sued the second-largest U.S. office supply retailer on Thursday for not holding an annual shareholder meeting to elect directors, an unusual step on the eve of a merger.

With shares of Staples trading at around $15.50, is SPLS an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE or STAY AWAY? Let's analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework : Staples has performed well this year, but is this trend sustainable? Longs will say yes, and they will most likely point to the merger between Office Depot and ... (more)

Merger partners Office Depot and OfficeMax have hired an executive recruiting firm to assist in the selection of the combined company's new chief executive.

Yet even with all the good things that have been going on with the company lately, Staples, Inc. stock only recently managed to hit 52-week highs, and it still trades for just over half what shares fetched as recently as early 2010.

Science and technology skills are seen as vital to U.S. innovation and competitiveness by technologists, business leaders, and policy-makers on both sides of the aisle.

In late February, the Boca Raton-based company said it planned to merge with its rival in a $1.2 billion all-stock deal.

Mexican diversified retailer Grupo Gigante said Tuesday it was acquiring the 50 percent of Office Depot de Mexico it did not already own for 8.77 billion pesos .

Brazil's industrial production rose 8.4% in April from a year ago, above the forecast for a 7% increase.

Office Depot , a leading global provider of office supplies and services, today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its 50% stake in Latin American Joint Venture Office Depot de Mexico S.A. de C.V. to Grupo Gigante, S.A.B. de C.V. for the Mexican Peso amount of 8,777.36 million in cash.

Steelcase is one of the leaders in office and work environment products, with such offerings as furniture, seating, desks, lighting, storage, and more.

Office Depot Inc. and OfficeMax Inc. , two rivals of Framingham-based Staples Inc.

Patricia Morrison has an interesting perspective on her challenges as the new CIO at Office Depot.

The 1D/OD alliance will feature a collection of limited edition back-to-school products, which will be exclusively sold at Office Depot.

It's only been since Jan. 31 that Buy.com was rebranded Rakuten Shopping. Many challenges arise when a company changes its name and look.

One of Marathon's largest retailers is preparing for a major downsizing this fall.

What the request is about is providing a tool that can be used against a number of retailers that have opted out of a proposed settlement of $7.2 billion, which has been preliminarily approved.

Boca Raton, Fla. Office Depot Inc. and OfficeMax Incorporated have selected The Boston Consulting Group to provide integration support for the two companies' pending merger.