AIB

AIB voices Staples merger concerns

March 11, 2019

Members of the collective Advocates for Independent Business (AIB) have raised concerns about the merger between office supplier Staples and wholesaler Essendant, in comments submitted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The AIB’s dissenting letter to the FTC complains that, as Essendant is one of only two national wholesale companies for independent office supply dealers, […]