Amazon might seem as though it is a culprit in the steady decline of office supply stores, but that’s not entirely the case.

Staples and its rivals Office Depot and Office Max, which are both under the parent company ODP Corporation, took a hit over time because consumer habits and needs changed.

The e-commerce shift saw shoppers move over to Amazon and Walmart online for office supplies, while less demand saw remote and hybrid work sharply reduce office supply needs. There’s also a foot traffic drop, where in-store visits and small-business purchasing both declined. Not to mention the financial strain, where falling sales led to restructuring and a planned acquisition by Atlas Holdings, among other reasonings, per TheStreet .

This all led to the ODP brands continuing to shrink their

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