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- Thomas George Stemberg (January 18, 1949 – October 23, 2015) was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was a pioneer of the office supplies superstore industry, most notably for founding office supply retail chain Staples Inc. with Leo Kahn.
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Thomas George Stemberg (January 18, 1949 – October 23, 2015) was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was a pioneer of the office supplies superstore industry, most notably for founding office supply retail chain Staples Inc. with Leo Kahn .
Oct 23, 2015 · Inspired by his inability to buy a printer ribbon on the Fourth of July, Mr. Stemberg and a former rival in the grocery industry, Leo Kahn, teamed up to found Staples in 1986.
Oct 26, 2015 · Thomas Stemberg, a former grocery business executive who founded Staples Inc. and revolutionized the office supplies retail business, has died at his home in Chestnut Hill, Mass. He was 66....
Oct 23, 2015 · Thomas Stemberg, whose inability to buy a printer ribbon on a holiday weekend led to the conception of Staples, the office-supply superstore he co-founded in 1985, died Oct. 23 at his home in...
Era: 1980. Stemberg was a pioneer in the retail industry. By contracting directly with manufacturers of office supplies and eliminating the wholesaler, Stemberg was able to offer discounted supplies to small businesses and individuals through his non-descript retail centers.
Oct 23, 2015 · Thomas Stemberg, co-founder of Staples office supply stores, died Friday in Chestnut Hill, Mass., after a two-year fight with gastric cancer. He was 66.
Oct 23, 2015 · Thomas G. Stemberg, who cofounded Staples Inc. and invented the office superstore, died Friday at his home in Chestnut Hill, two years after he was diagnosed with gastric cancer. He was 66.
