Staples Inc., the office supply retailer and parent company to Staples Promotional Products, today announced its first quarter results for the period ended April 28, 2012. Total sales for the quarter were $6.1 billion, a one percent decrease from the first quarter 2011, while net income for the quarter was down six percent, to $187 million from $198 million in April of last year.
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Hottest Summer Apparel Fashion Trends Set the Stage for Branded Clothing at Gorilla Marketing
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There’s still time to sign up for tomorrow’s free webinar, “When It Comes To Your Skin…,” part of Promo Marketing’s exclusive Norwood & BIC Graphic Selling Series.
Read MoreAmerican Apparel’s Wholesale Net Sales Increase 17 Percent in Q1
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Read MoreBrian Porter Joins Pro Towels Etc. as Vice President of Sales
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Read MorePromotional Product Distributor Sales Grew to $17.7 Billion in 2011
PPAI has released the results of its annual sales volume study. The report revealed that distributor sales of promotional products in the U.S. climbed 7.02 percent in 2011 to $17,721,945,690, according to PPAI’s annual estimate of promotional products sales.
Read MoreQCA Negotiates with Ink Manufacturers for Compliance Testing
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