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Staples offers to buy Office Depot parent company in $2.1 billion deal

Staples offered to buy the parent of Office Depot in a deal valuing the company at $2.1 billion, the latest attempt to consolidate the office-products space to better compete against online retailers. Closely held Staples, under the corporate name USR Parent Inc., said it sent a letter to ODP Corp. laying out a plan to […]