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. Headquartered west of Boston in Framingham, Massachusetts, Staples' 60,000 associates make it easy for businesses of all sizes to buy the supplies, business machines, technology, and services they need to run their office. Staples operates three business segments: North American Retail, North American Delivery and European Operations.