The founder of the "office superstore," Leo Kahn, passed away in Boston on Wednesday. He was 94. The big-box pioneer who founded Staples brought a Toys "R" Us mantra to office supply retailing by
stocking the stores with a vast array of products from computers to paper clips (and even Pepto-Bismol) and pricing them at a steep discount.
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