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Staples eventually acquired Staples, the number 1 of distribution in the US office supplies, will be bought by Sycamore Partners investment fund for 6.9 billion (approximately € 6.07 billion). This transaction revealed at last week by Reuters was confirmed Wednesday by the two companies. The sale of the US group marks the end of a long series that started in 2015 with the merger between Staples and Office Depot. A reconciliation eventually abandoned following the intervention of the US court for breach of competition rules. Staples, which has 1,255 stores in the US and 304 in Canada, holds 48% of the US market for office supplies, according to research firm Euromonitor.                                                             Le papetier de France / France

Retailers informed From July 6th to 7th, a data protection training course was held at the German office technology manufacturer HSM GmbH + Co. KG. More than 30 of them have been targeted at the most popular seminars in the industry. The participants of the HSM data protection training. The participants of the HSM data protection training. In addition to a brief company presentation, the main focus of the event was the news on corporate data protection and the DIN standard 66399 for data media destruction. During the visit to the HSM showroom, the seminar participants were able to test the products live and convince themselves of the HSM quality made in Germany. There was also a factory tour of the HSM works in Salem and Frickingen. The visitors were able to gain detailed insights into the processes and production processes of HSM and to personally convince themselves of the production depth "made in Germany" and the variety of HSM products. The event was rounded off with a varied evening programme in the attractive Lake Constance region. The next data protection training will take place from 21 to 22 September 2017.                                                                                                                             PBS Report / Germany