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In the 2012 Presidential Election, How Important - for Better or for Worse - Is Mitt Romney's Track Record at Bain Capital?

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 05.22.2012

Peter Smirniotopoulos

In order to understand Romney's reliance on his Bain Capital experience, one must also gain an understanding about how private equity works, the prevailing general ignorance about which has, thus far, benefitted the Romney campaign.

Dave Jamieson

Jobs Spurred By Bain Were Mostly Low-Wage

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.17.2012

Earlier this week, the campaign for GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney released a video called "American Dream," touting the investment of Romney's ...

Calculator Shopping, the Night Before the SAT

J.D. Rothman | Posted 05.05.2012

J.D. Rothman

What time does Staples close, in case your child can't locate his TI-183 calculator the night before the SAT exam? What is the ACT?

Stunning Mural Made Out Of 450,000 Staples

The Huffington Post | Andrew Reilly | Posted 03.13.2012

Staples, the miniscule invention that many associate with the drudgery of the office, but for one artist, they are just another tool of the trade. Bap...

No Marketing Budget? Social Media May Be The Answer

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 02.27.2012

Small-business owners are feeling good about their future, with 70 percent saying they are "optimistic," according to the sixth-annual Staples Nationa...

'The Office' Dunder Mifflin Paper Now An Actual Product!

Posted 01.28.2012

After seven and a half seasons of teasing us with their product, Dunder Mifflin will finally give the general public the opportunity to use their fame...

Desperate Retailers Offer Generous Promotions This Holiday Season

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 12.19.2011

NEW YORK — Retailers are so desperate this holiday season that they're willing to lose money to get you to spend yours. Take online jeweler Sta...

PHOTOS: 7 Killer Cyber Monday Deals

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Cyber Monday, the extension of Black Friday pre-holiday savings events, offers cutthroat deals to savvy online shoppers. This year, top Internet ret...

Where It All Began: Chain Retailers' First Locations

Wallet Pop | Posted 05.25.2011

Before your favorite retail chain had locations all across America, they had to start somewhere. Some "birthing" stories are fairly well-known. For ex...

Top 5 Back-to-School Campaigns

Tina Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

Tina Wells

With a new school year rapidly approaching, I wanted to share with you the top five campaigns that I think will be most effective in targeting the youth market this season.

Staples And DoSomething.org Team For Massive School Supply Campaign

Posted 05.25.2011

For the third year in a row, online action site DoSomething.org has teamed up with Staples for the Do Something 101 School Supply Drive. To participa...

Teaming Up With Our Former Foes

Danna Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Danna Smith

Today, Dogwood Alliance and one-time foe Staples teamed up with wood products companies and landowners to announce a new, comprehensive project that will protect forests and combat climate change.

Black Friday Is This Week: Start Making Your Shopping Plans Today

Posted 05.25.2011

Black Friday deals are coming early in 2009. Partially due to the desperation of struggling retailers, the holiday shopping season kicked off a bit...

Obama Small Business Plan Falls Short of Real Solutions

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Lloyd Chapman

Today, President Barack Obama held a press conference in Landover, MD to announce the administration's plans for a, "New Small Business Lending Initia...

Obama Spouts Pro Small Business Rhetoric, But Gives Small Business Billions to Corporate Giants

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Lloyd Chapman

When you look closely at Obama's policies towards small businesses you start to think its just a matter of time before he loads small business owners into crowded train cars headed for prison camps.

Staples Institutes No Staples Policy as Part of Cost Cutting Measure

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 05.25.2011

Jilly Gagnon

You're welcome to remove and attempt to reuse staples from documents stapled before this change goes into effect, but the management would like to remind you that blood traces are not acceptable on finished reports.

Are These Energy-Saving Measures Wise... Or Wacky?

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrew Winston

Some ideas, like Wal-Mart putting doors on refrigerated cases and cutting energy use 70% in that aisle, are head-slappingly obvious. But some wacky energy-saving ideas can be wise, too.

Staples In Europe: Office Giant Buys Corporate Express For $2.7B

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 05.25.2011

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — The Dutch office supplies distributor Corporate Express NV accepted a sweetened buyout offer Wednesday of about $2.7 bi...