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34. "With nearly half of our sales generated online today," clearly, amazon is not the problem.

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Thu Mar 6, 2014, 11:18 AM

Mar 2014

just looking for a way to make the big guys richer.

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Staples to Shut 225 Stores, Seeks $500 Million in Cost Cuts [View all] Redfairen Mar 2014 OP

time to tax Amazon sales............................... Demonaut Mar 2014 #1

+Infinity. nt onehandle Mar 2014 #2

The list grows Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #5

They DO tax Amazon sales in Pennsyvlania meow2u3 Mar 2014 #9

Same here in Texas. nt Javaman Mar 2014 #24

They are taxed n2doc Mar 2014 #18

Staples is becoming an online retailer hack89 Mar 2014 #31

Go to our local Staples & they say "We'll order that for you." JaneQPublic Mar 2014 #44

maybe they should start with firing the rocket scientist who had them build Staples every 2 blocks i NYtoBush-Drop Dead Mar 2014 #49

They already do tax Amazon in Ca. olddad56 Mar 2014 #50

Sales tax is a regressive tax seveneyes Mar 2014 #51

I see lots of empty spaces on top of empty spaces BeyondGeography Mar 2014 #3

We have the same here, a huge Kmart closed, as well as even a very large grocery store. What is RKP5637 Mar 2014 #37

The thrift stores are doing well in upstate NY, too BeyondGeography Mar 2014 #40

I never go to Staples another Mitt Romney enterprise. gordianot Mar 2014 #4

+100 LiberalEsto Mar 2014 #28

A member of the Board of Bain Capital also serves on the Staples Board Samantha Mar 2014 #52

Wait. Didn't Mittens claim, during the 2012 campaign, DonViejo Mar 2014 #6

And Radio Shack is also closing stores starroute Mar 2014 #7

guess they lost the easy button dembotoz Mar 2014 #8

This still says most of why these things are happening. Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #10

Until the retailers and oligarchs understand this we will continue to decline liberal N proud Mar 2014 #11

They don't get it, they just don't F'en get it. TPTB don't get it, they just don't get it. One RKP5637 Mar 2014 #41

Amazon is not the problem, The Internet is not taking away sales. fasttense Mar 2014 #15

so, from your prespective, melm00se Mar 2014 #16

What do you mean by share shift? fasttense Mar 2014 #21

Depends on the product Blue_Adept Mar 2014 #35

Interesting, I have not found that to be the case here fasttense Mar 2014 #36

yes melm00se Mar 2014 #55

Well, the internet DOES take sales. Adrahil Mar 2014 #20

Because price is the same in the store and on-line. fasttense Mar 2014 #25

I am in Amazon prime.... so no shipping charges.... Adrahil Mar 2014 #27

Glad you found a program that works for you. fasttense Mar 2014 #33

"With nearly half of our sales generated online today," clearly, amazon is not the problem. niyad Mar 2014 #34

While cost and customers are an easy target seabeckind Mar 2014 #12

"...and measures including �labor optimization.." Grins Mar 2014 #13

Employees will be "optimized" out the door jsr Mar 2014 #46

Another Bain success story! Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #14

"Smirk." - Rmoney (R - Champion of Republicon "Values") Berlum Mar 2014 #22

Someone tell laserhaas Orrex Mar 2014 #32

Has he ever won anything? former9thward Mar 2014 #42

For real? Bummer. Orrex Mar 2014 #43

Yeah, how's that job creator thingy working out for ya? (n/t) Retrograde Mar 2014 #53

That was easy. Orrex Mar 2014 #17

Oh SNAP! NT Adrahil Mar 2014 #23

they never , never cut the salaries of the ceos. board of directors . etc allan01 Mar 2014 #19

They will get bonuses jsr Mar 2014 #47

This sucks. Javaman Mar 2014 #26

but we are supposed to worship bain capital, etc., because they are "job creators! the spokespuppet niyad Mar 2014 #29

YAY PRIVATE SECTOR!! Garion_55 Mar 2014 #30

Noooooooo! mainer Mar 2014 #38

You could mail order from Staples if you don't like Amazon. nt hack89 Mar 2014 #45

radio shack, staples, sears. heaven05 Mar 2014 #39

To the extent that Amazon is the problem, thesquanderer Mar 2014 #48

America has an MBA surplus jmowreader Mar 2014 #54