From Office Cleaning to Workplace Yoga, Staples and Managed by Q Team-up to Make It Easy to Run the Office
18 November 2016 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Partnership Gives Staples’ Customers Access
to Expanded Services Offering through Managed by Q’s
Platform
Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), the world’s largest office
solutions provider and one of the biggest internet retailers, today
announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with
Managed by Q, a web-based technology platform that connects
business with the services they need to run a workspace and
consolidate vendor management, to offer Staples’ business customers
a one-stop shop for everything an office manager needs, including
new services to Staples.
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Staples will now provide customers in Chicago, Los Angeles, New
York City, and San Francisco access to Managed by Q’s suite of
office services. The platform lets users hire, communicate with,
pay and review providers of over 100 different services, from
cleaners and handymen to IT support and even workplace yoga. In the
coming months, Staples and Managed by Q expect to expand the
service and create more solutions that make it easy to run the
office.
“Partnering with Managed by Q directly supports Staples’
previously announced strategy to focus on providing mid-market
customers even more products and services beyond traditional office
supplies,” said Neil Ringel, executive vice president, Staples
Business Advantage. “Office managers at mid-market companies are
constantly looking for ways to streamline their workday and save
time, and we’ve now made it easy for them to keep their workplace
running by giving them one place to interact with their office
management vendors.”
“We’re very excited to accelerate our growth nationally through
a relationship with Staples,” said Dan Teran, Co-Founder and CEO of
Managed by Q. “Staples has built an amazing business around the
needs of office managers, so connecting to our market leading
services platform is a natural fit and a real win for office
managers everywhere”
With this partnership, Managed by Q will get access to Staples
growing customer base of small and medium sized businesses, while
Staples customers can now access a significantly expanded suite of
office services. Staples is again bringing an innovative offering
to market to solve the pain points of the office manager, similar
to the recent announcement of a digital “Easy Button“ for ordering
and customer service.
“The strength of Managed by Q’s technology and customer service
aligns with Staples’ brand promise to help businesses make more
happen,” said Faisal Masud, executive vice president, global
e-commerce, Staples. “Managed by Q
is truly a digital platform for the office that
gives Staples’ customers access to whatever help they
need, whenever they need it.”
About Staples, Inc.Staples
helps small business customers make more happen by providing a
broad assortment of products, expanded business services and easy
ways to shop – in stores, online, via mobile or through social
apps. Staples Business Advantage, the business-to-business
division, caters to mid-market, commercial and enterprise-sized
customers by offering a one-source solution for the products and
services they need, combined with best-in-class customer service,
competitive pricing and a state-of-the-art ecommerce site.
Headquartered outside of Boston, Staples, Inc. operates throughout
North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
More information about Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) is available at
www.staples.com.
About Managed by QManaged by
Q makes it easy to run an office. Founded in 2013, the company
saves businesses and employees valuable time by providing a range
of subscription and on-demand services, from cleaning and
maintenance to supply replenishment and wellness. Today, the
Managed by Q platform connects thousands of businesses to the
services required to seamlessly run their workspaces. The company
is committed to spreading a mission of economic empowerment, by
creating good jobs for its operators and providing opportunities
for small business to flourish. Managed by Q operates in New York,
Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. For more information visit
Managed by Q.
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Staples, Inc.Mark Cautela,
508-253-3832mark.cautela@staples.comorManaged by QTiffany
Markofsky, 305-710-2960tmarkofsky@managedbyQ.com
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