The Scoop: Combine low overhead costs with high-volume, direct buying power from leading manufacturers and you get low prices for the consumer. Office Depot has made a mint with this warehouse-retailing concept. The office product giant carries everything from basic desk supplies to computers and other electronics -- more than 14,000 products in all. Office furniture ranges in style from...
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In Short Papers and pens and printers, oh my! Whether you are a die-hard office supply aficionado or have less luck with technology than Milton in Office Space (remember that devilish copier?), this retail giant welcomes supply seekers of all kinds. The stark, warehouse-esque layout sports aisle after aisle of office accessories, school supplies and furniture to personalize your...
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This branch is not one of the most exciting stores of this sort I've ever been privy to visiting, but I was able to find what I was looking for. Compared to most Staples stores I've visited this OD was in fact comatose, the staff half asleep, and street parking was non-existent on this particular hot summer afternoon. Okay, I found my boxes while my wife rode around the block a few times after...
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