Alibaba, Office Depot announce partnership aimed at small-business opportunities

[rcjordan]

^{Kinda weird, imo. Last gasp for Office Depot?}

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/alibaba-office-depot-announce-partnership-aimed-at-small-business-opportunities-2019-03-04

[Mackin USA]

YEP
Last gasp

[littleman]

Screams desperation, like throwing up affiliate links.

[rcjordan]

Office Depot, like many brick and mortar companies in the age of Amazon, is struggling. Its stock price has fallen from around $9.50 in March 2015 to $3.50 today and its sales have shrunk from $15.5 billion in 2007 to $11 billion last year. The partnership with Alibaba is a play to stay relevant with a service offering for its customers as its traditional retailing business falters

Alibaba's steady march into the U.S.
https://www.axios.com/alibaba-office-depot-partnership-amazon-7f493e74-7b85-45a6-ae00-1bb4d6a1d390.html

[Drastic]

I don't think it's a last gasp but does seem desperate. They will deliver stuff in 2 days for free now and something else I forget I noticed they were improving to compete with amazon.

The price we just paid for a set of conf room chairs delivered though, seems like last gasp territory.