Financial Affairs

PREFERRED VENDORS - STAPLES

Company Description
Staples, Inc. founded the office supplies superstore industry when we opened our first store in Brighton, Massachusetts on May 1, 1986 Today, Staples is the world's leading seller of office products with $14.4 billion in sales in 2004. Headquartered west of Boston in Framingham Massachusetts, Staples' 65,000 associates make it easy for businesses of all sizes to buy the supplies, business machines, technology and services they need to run their business.

Benefits to DePaul
Staples provides deep discounts on office supplies, digital print services and promotional items. Additionally, Staples is a sponsor of DePaul Athletics and many other internal activities.

DePaul Partnerships
Staples is a strategic partner of DePaul University, participating in events such as:

EcoEasy
Staples now offers more than 3,000 active eco-preferable products for sale. these products use eco-friendly raw materials such as certified sustainable wood fibers and products that use less energy to operate. All environmentally preferable products currently offered at Staples can be found at the Staples EcoEasy Website and are available for order via StaplesLink .

Online Catalogs
Staples just released its new online catalogs; users can browse the full-line catalog as well as many specialty catalogs by visiting www.staplesadvantagecatalogs.com

Ordering Information
To create an account with Staples, please email Natalie Max the following information

Staples Contact
http://www.stapleslink.com
Account# 1027267DET

Jackie VanZant
vanzantj@staples.com
(312) 208-8147

DePaul University Contact
Natalie Max
x2-5967
nmax@depaul.edu