Staples acquires Canadian promotional product firm from Golf Town

4/20/2015

Framingham, Mass. – Staples Inc. will acquire Accolade Promotion Group (APG), a distributor of promotional products in Canada. The acquisition will build on Staples' position as a distributor of promotional products in North America and will expand the breadth of offering for its customers.



Currently a division of Golf Town, APG is a full-scale promotional merchandise agency that designs and delivers items for a number of well-known brands. Upon closing, APG will become part of the Staples portfolio and Dan Craig, managing director APG will become the managing director of SPP Canada. Pam Westman, the current managing director of Staples Promotional Products (SPP) in Canada will lead the integration of the acquisition and spearhead global expansion for SPP.



Terms and conditions of the acquisition were not disclosed.


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