Former Staples CEO Thomas Stemberg Weighs In On Today's Big Retailers By: Benzinga via Benzinga August 29, 2014 at 14:46 PM EDT Thomas Stemberg founded Staples in 1986. He went on to drive sales to $7 billion by 1999, but he was pushed out in 2005. Though ... Read More >> Related Stocks: Costco Wholesale McDonald's Corp TJX Companies Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.