Hq Office Supply Warehouse Inc

The hotly competitive discount office supply business lost its second Southern California player in a week as Staples Inc. said Friday that it plans to buy nine area stores from faltering HQ Office Supply Warehouse Inc. HQ, based in Long Beach, said it plans to close its remaining stores in California and Nevada and will concentrate on the Canadian market through a subsidiary in Vancouver, B.C.

The hotly competitive discount office supply business lost its second Southern California player in a week as Staples Inc. said Friday that it plans to buy nine area stores from faltering HQ Office Supply Warehouse Inc. HQ, based in Long Beach, said it plans to close its remaining stores in California and Nevada and will concentrate on the Canadian market through a subsidiary in Vancouver, B.C.