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- 12 Jan 21
- Updated: 13 Jan 21
Why would SPLS
sell Depot's BSD?
Retail consolidation plans
flag vulture short-termism
Staples $2.1Bn bid for Office Depot states a preference for Compucom to be chopped; and its business supply division (BSD) to be divested post deal. Why? Do they seriously believe the FTC will block, in the new Amazon business supply dominated era? Or is it just playing a charm offensive to facilitate easier approval? Either way, we expect the greedy Depot board to deny the deal