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ALL YOU NEED A gamut of technology and an assortment of stationery

This new store has an area of 15,000 sq.ft., spread across two levels and is designed just as a super market, where you can pick up anything and everything that you would ever need for your office.

The products at this store are divided into four categories. The first is the technology section that offers laptops (Rs. 25,000 onward), digital cameras, printers, accessories, pen drives, mouse (wired and wireless ones, priced at Rs. 650 onwards). Staples offers national and international brands and some of the products are also sold under the brand name Staples itself.

Office supply is the second section that offers stationery, organisers (Rs. 254 onwards), files, folders, and pens, to name a few items. While you can pick up certain items in single pieces, pencils and erasers are to be bought in packs. Another alluring part of this section is the children’s section where you can pick up books, colour pencils, scissors, boxes, water bottles and the works, in bright hues. There are also pretty crayons in attractive packs that would light up a child’s face. For adults too there are attractive hand-made and organic books in varied designs and covers. The third is the office furniture. Starting at Rs. 704, there are chairs, tables and safes designed specifically for office use, explains Aditya Malpani, the store manager. He also adds that the office furniture is a big hit “because of the quality and the pricing that Staples offers”. The furniture is imported from countries like China and Bangkok.

The last section is the business section where you can get your visiting cards, calendars and greeting cards — all designed as per your needs. “All you have to do is bring your choice of pictures, be it of family, friends or colleagues. We can customise and make you table-top calendars, or greeting cards as per your needs. It takes about three hours to give you the completed product after beginning from scratch,” adds Malpani. The desk-top calendars come at Rs. 350, A-4 size at Rs. 450 and A-3 at Rs. 600. Another thing that is available at the store are Apple products that include ipods, laptops and accessories.

“Make my PC” is the other thing that you can look forward to at Staples. “This is where you can get your computer assembled as per your needs. We will also install the software that you need as we have trained professional working with us here,” explains Malpani.

The store is open from 10.30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and is open 365 days a year. It can be contacted on 64531682.

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