Why a Staples-Office Depot Merger Makes Sense

Credit Suisse analysts Gary Balter and Andrew Kinder make the case for a Staples (SPLS)/Office Depot (ODP) merger: Reuters …we believe this is a highly synergistic combination that has been essentially blessed by the FTC’s wording from the Office Depot/OfficeMax deal, and can finally position the remaining player to compete with all the outside threats [...]