Staples will close one of its Rockville stores – the one off Nicholson Lane, next to Casual Male XL — as part of the company’s plan to shed some 225 underperforming locations nationwide. Like Office Depot, which is also closing locations (see our May 8 issue for more), Staples has struggled to keep its stores relevant with so many office supplies now being purchased online. The company says its future stores will be smaller and more focused on providing one-stop shopping for small-business owners. That means the addition of things like medical scrubs for doctors’ offices, toys and crafts for child-care centers, hard hats and boots, snack foods, cleaning supplies and travel gear. There also will be a rotating series of new logos, with different products standing in for the “L” (as shown here). At the remaining Staples in Rockville, on the Pike at Congressional North, you’ll begin to see those changes as early as next month.
