# Prof. Robert Salomon on Staples's acquisition of Office Depot

1 Faculty News February 4, 2015 ![Marketplace Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/marketplace_logo.jpg?itok=IIav3Udj)>

Excerpt from [Marketplace](http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/brief-history-staples-trying-buy-office-depot) -- "The rise of big-box stores and online retailers like Amazon have since changed the competitive landscape, says [Robert Salomon](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/robert-salomon), an associate professor of management and organizations at NYU's Stern School of Business."

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