Superior Suppliers?Online versions of our favorite office-supply stores: Do they make stocking any easier?
ByMie- Yun Lee•
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Purchasing office supplies used to be a no-brainer: Once someonestarted in on the last pack of pens or legal pads, you knew it wastime to hop in your car and head to the nearest office-supply storeto replenish your dwindling stock. However, now that the industryhas grown to include not only traditional office-supply stores, butalso their online counterparts, choosing the best place to buyoffice supplies is no longer a black-and-white decision.
This month, we take a closer look at office-supply giantsStaples, OfficeMax and Office Depot to get a handle on yourpurchasing options in this increasingly Internet-oriented businessworld. One thing is clear: The great divide between the Internetand real-world versions of these stores is narrowing.
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