Office Equipment and Supplies

Staples to close stores, cut costs, boost online presence

2012-09-25 08:36:00

Staples Inc. is speeding up store closures, shaking up management and boosting its online business as the office-supply chain implements a multiyear plan to cut costs. The Framingham, Mass.-based company is looking to save $250 million, before taxes,...

Government's Consumer Action Handbook tells how to pursue complaints

2009-09-13 00:00:00

The statement "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help you" is considered one of the great lies of our time. But if you've ever had a beef with a contractor, wanted to check the complaint record of the company offering you a cut-rate homeowner...

How to avoid being ripped off by phony contractors

2009-08-09 00:00:00

The arrest recently of a group of "woodchucks" by Fairfax County, Va., police is just one example of why homeowners nationwide should use caution when hiring people to do odd jobs around their properties. Woodchucks are so named in this part of the...

Samantha Harris sells Westwood home for $1.64 million

2009-12-19 00:00:00

"Dancing With the Stars" co-host and "The Insider" correspondent Samantha Harris and her husband, financial wholesaler Michael Hess, have sold their Westwood home for $1.64 million. Talk about a quickstep: The house had come on the market in late...

Mexico moves quietly to decriminalize minor drug use

2009-06-21 00:00:00

Could Mexican cities become Latin Amsterdams, flooded by drug users seeking penalty-free tokes and toots? That is the fear, if somewhat overstated, of some Mexican officials, especially in northern border states that serve as a mecca for underage...

Planning your trip to Albania

2010-02-07 00:00:00

THE BEST WAY TO SARANDE AND BUTRINT The only daily cruises to Albania sail from the northern Greek island of Corfu. Communications are quirky in Corfu; my ATT cellphone, with a built-in GSM chip for Europe, worked perfectly in Athens and Santorini but...

Browsing: A dozen desks for the home office

2010-10-15 16:33:32

Today is the last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot in California

2010-10-26 16:33:34

The Craft Beer Chronicles: Drinking Damnation

2010-11-04 16:35:14

Consumer Confidential: Starbucks' long march, the post office's decline, gamers go wild

2010-11-12 16:33:17

Your weekly ScamWatch

2010-11-21 16:33:26

Consumer Electronics Show: Lady Gaga's new Polaroid printer, camera and glasses

2011-01-06 21:34:57

Fans mill around the Wrigley Field Box Office, where reserved seats for the Tigers-Cubs World Series went on sale at 8 a.m. Lines started forming at around 6 p.m. the day before. October 10, 1945.

2008-07-24 10:45:54

Epson Stylus Photo R800 About $400 This high-end consumer photo printer features eight ink cartridges, including glossy black, matte black and gloss enhancer, and the ability to print 8-by-43-inch panoramic prints. There are no memory card slots.

2004-06-07 14:43:54

HP PhotoSmart 7960 About $280 This is Hewlett-Packard's high-end consumer photo printer. It features a 2.5-inch LCD screen and slots for your camera's memory cards. It uses eight ink cartridges to print photos at 8 by 10 inches (borderless) at up to 4,800 by 1,200 dots per inch.

2004-06-07 14:42:51