Early last year Staples said that it was closing up to 225 stores by the end of 2015 because people were using less office supplies and shopping more online than they were at its stores.

A destination for pens, paper, printers and other office supplies will soon end operations in Northampton County.

The administrators said the chain had suffered as demand for stationery supplies had continued ... Hilco bought the UK stores of US-chain Staples in 2016, renaming it Office Outlet.

Traditionally associated with its brick-and-mortar office supplies stores, Staples' in-store sales have suffered in recent years as core products like notebooks, printers, and yes, staples ...