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Staples hopes price matching will help compete with Amazon

Published Oct. 11, 2013
By
Philip Nations Contributing Editor
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Dive Brief:

  • Staples office supply has launched a new price-match policy aimed at competing with Amazon.com.
  • The company says the new policy will be available to customers for in-store and online purchases.
  • The price-matching service will be available in time for the upcoming holiday season and will remain in-place into 2014.

Dive Insight:

Whether shopping in-store or online, Staples customers will be able to shop confidently, during the holiday season and beyond, knowing that we are providing them with all the right products and must-have gifts at the lowest prices,” says Alison Corcoran with Staples. Shoppers will be allowed to redeem the service in-store through the Staples customer service desk, and online by contacting a phone number listed on Staples ecommerce site. The policy becomes effective beginning Nov. 3.

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