Staples Seeks to Buy Office Depot for $2.1B Related Stories January 19, 2021 January 19, 2021 January 13, 2021 Staples outlining a proposal to acquire the parent company of Office Depot in a deal that would value the target company at $2.1 billion. Closely held Staples, under the corporate name USR Parent Inc., said it sent a letter to ODP Corp. laying out a plan to buy the company for $40 per share in cash. A deal would bring together two of the biggest names in office supplies at a time when brick-and-mortar retailers are struggling to cope with broad economic shutdowns in the pandemic....