Thread regarding Staples Inc. layoffs

Tech Vendor comment: when we release a new product we email staples info repeatedly and badger buyers to set up product. Sometimes they do and sometimes not... regardless it takes months of pursuit. Contrast to amaz. We set up all new releases on site ourselves with a plus content and write opening orders... amaz always has product on release. Staples usually doesn’t. Frustrating.

The phony "leaders" are why e-commerce is failing. They really don't know what they're doing. Everyone can see it.

Why does anyone care about RQD. I had a mtg with her recently and was not impressed. I understand the prior bully and self promoting description written previously, seems appropriate.

RQD = RiQuDo

Mid level and salespeople that actually work are two of the reasons this company can grow. Continue to clean out corporate roles and leadership that don’t. Toxic people should go and there is no place for bullies or personal agendas.

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Mid-level do nothings.... That kind of view of your coworkers is an example of the toxic culture that needs to go. Would love to know what important position you think you play.

Do you think Sycamore realizes the lemon they bought by now (in terms of both SDS and eComm)? Are they going to do something about it, besides lay off grunts (some, even many, are bad, yes, but they do actual work)? Couldn't they invest in a couple of heavy hitters, clean out upper management, and try to rebuild this thing right? They just took out a 5B loan last year, right? Where's the money gone?

They do sell ads and have sponsored product placements. They 3rd party the ads and manually create deals for placement. Both are suboptimal. As is eCom leadership. All of them!

Anyone see the same but advertised as new menu on the website? ROFL. Its the same fn thing! Only repainted and shifted over. Garbage!

I don't understand why Staples doesn't sell advertising on the site like every top eCommerce site. Seems like a pretty big miss by leadership, though not at all surprising.

Horrible new design of the website. Who did this how much did they pay them and who actually thought this was good and approved it?
Still too many layers of people which hinders margins making products and the company not as competitive as it should be. Focus on a better website where customers can find products and get real information. You could cut another 500 mid level do nothings and then lower prices.

Competitive pricing & product selection. THAT is what hinders eCommerce.

Dr Q Medicine Women? Oh my god staples is full of lame cheese balls. Let me guess, you laugh out loud to the Bing Bang Theory.

They should promote MC and tell AVE to get lost. AVE is possibly the worst leader I’ve seen at Staples, why do they need her to tell Ecom to push ink & paper every week, is that really what they’re paying her for?

What is the old saying that if you have to ask you really don't need to know? We can give you a clue though, not Dr. Q...... Medicine Woman.

Who is RQD? I know that's hard to answer. Add a second letter to each? RoQeDu or something.

Honestly, just put RQD in charge. You don't need a high priced consulting firm to tell you when you can see by the LI posts what a clearly great idea this is. Get on it Big Red!

Staples wants to be a player in ecomm but doesn’t want to invest in what’s required to succeed. The issue is the top - SD, JH and MM have no idea how to run a digital business. Or a sales-led business, or a product-led business, when I think about it! How many more misses are required before they’ll be changed too? Or maybe they’ll be asked to run down the business instead?

What you don’t like the idea of another voice of the customer survey? Company continues to invest in .com and do nothing to bring the contract site along with it. Divide and conquer within our own businesses, which has never made sense. But let’s do another survey and another slide show with what customers are saying. Hasn’t changed people. We have heard the same feedback every time. Time for a change and action.