More on Staples' ( SPLS ) Q1: Sales fell off amid widespread store closings with comparable store sales down 2% Y/Y. The retailer saw more weakness in computer and tech categories which was only partially offset by growth in tablet sales. Staples.com sales were up 3%. The company generated $348M of ... Staples ( SPLS ): Q1 EPS of $0.26 misses by $0.01 . Revenue of $5.8B (-3% Y/Y) misses by $0.11B . ( PR ) Post your comment! Retail analysts aren't gushing over Staples' ( SPLS ) Q1 report. Despite selling margin down 60 bps to 26%, store traffic and comparable store sales still fell, notes Rahul Sharma. The lackluster 3% gain in online sales for the retailer during the quarter is what catches the eye of Brian Sozzi. ... After a sluggish earning report ( I , II ), Staples ( SPLS ) is giving back some of the gains it churned after the Office Depot-OfficeMax merger announcement tipped sentiment positive in the sector. Analysts are quick to note comparable-store sales for the retail look "awful" with U.S. comps down ... Ahead of today's Q1 report, Groupon ( GRPN +1.9% ) discloses Groupon Goods chief Faisal Masud is leaving the company to become the head of Staples' ( SPLS +0.4% ) e-commerce ops. The Groupon Goods e-commerce business has been growing rapidly in recent quarters, helping offset slumping daily deals ... Staples ( SPLS ): Q4 EPS of $0.46 beats by $0.01 . Revenue of $6.57B misses by $150M . ( PR ) 1 comment! Staples ( SPLS ) declares $0.12/share quarterly dividend, 9% increase from prior dividend of $0.11. Forward yield 3.61%. For shareholders of record Mar. 29. Payable Apr. 18. Ex-div date Mar. 27. ( PR ) Post your comment! More on Staples' ( SPLS ) Q4: Sales excluding the 53rd week in 2012 fell 3.8% Y/Y as comparable store sales were 5% lower. Online sales rose 7% with the company increasing its investment in the online business. The retailer expects 2013 sales to increase at a low single-digits rate and EPS to fall ... Staples ( SPLS ) announces a new strategic plan that will include reducing its retail square footage space by 15% by the end of FY15 and enhancing its online business by integrating it directly with retail channels. Store closing in the U.S. and Europe will be accelerated as part of the trimming ... Staples ( SPLS ) SVP Regis Mulot discloses via Twitter that the company plans to sell Apple products in U.S. stores. The tweet ( screengrab ) has since been deleted by the exec. Post your comment!