Staples Netherlands declares bankruptcy

As reported by Toner News, the well-known office supplies provider, Staples, faces financial difficulties, impacting 438 employees and prompting insolvency proceedings

Staples Benelux is an independent organization that originally emerged from the American Staples Inc. and the Dutch Corporate Express.

The team in Almere and Brussels delivers 20,000 items from the distribution center in Almere to customers in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Last year, an agreement was reached on the acquisition of parts of Office Centre. Staples took over the online business, as well as the customer contracts and part of the account management. 

Almost all 438 employees in the Netherlands lost their jobs, 32 branches closed permanently. The total debt amounted to 70 million euros.