2026: Staples Closes 13 Locations as It Doubles Down on Digital and Business Clients.

Staples is closing 13 stores within four months as the company shifts its strategy toward online sales and business customers. The office-supply retailer has been reducing its physical store footprint while investing more heavily in e-commerce and its B2B (business-to-business) division, which provides office supplies, furniture, technology, and services directly to companies. The move reflects changing shopping habits, with fewer consumers visiting brick-and-mortar office-supply stores and more purchases happening online or through corporate contracts. Despite the closures, Staples is not filing for bankruptcy; instead, the company is restructuring to focus on higher-growth areas and better compete in a market increasingly dominated by digital sales and large business clients.