Assortment expansion continues with products beyond office supplies added to stores
Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) today announced the latest step to help business customers Make More Happen with the addition of eight new categories to its retail stores. Staples will launch the product expansion in mid-March and complete more than 1,000 U.S. stores by the end of June, plus hundreds of stores in Canada.
"At Staples, we're committed to providing every product businesses need to succeed, and our expanded assortment gives customers more of what they want, whether it's in-store, online or via mobile," said Mike Edwards, executive vice president, merchandising - Staples. "The new categories we're adding to our stores further build on our expanded Staples.com assortment to help our customers Make More Happen."
Staples will refresh nearly 20 percent of its products, adding about 1,600 items in categories beyond office supplies. At the same time the company will remove about 1,000 items, creating an assortment of office supply essentials.
The eight new categories include: facilities and breakroom supplies, maintenance repair and operations items; mail and ship expanded assortment, retail supplies for small businesses; storage solutions; gifts and cards for office parties; organizational accessories from Poppin® brand; and early education toys and learning aids. The items were added after extensive customer tests over the past year.
