ADP Brings Leading Payroll Services to Staples' Small Business Customers Nationwide.Business/Technology/Retail Editors ROSELAND, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2001 Unique Alliance Provides Personalized Service via Staples Bricks and Clicks to Help Customers Manage Time-Consuming Payroll Processing and Tax Filing Tasks Automatic Data Processing Same as data processing. , Inc. (ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. (R)), the world's leading provider of integrated human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , benefits and payroll services, has teamed with Staples, the $11 billion pioneer of the office supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work"). industry, to provide Staples' small business customers easy access to comprehensive payroll solutions and tax services. ADP's Emerging Business Services (EBS See Swiss Electronic Bourse. EBS See electronic blue sheet (EBS). ) division launched the program today, offering personal consultation from ADP sales specialists at Staples' retail stores and online to Staples.com's more than one million registered customers. As part of the agreement, ADP sales specialists will provide in-store consultation to Staples' small business customers-- providing personalized service in a convenient local setting. Sales specialists are currently available in 88 stores in California and Arizona, and will be available in Staples 970 retail stores nationwide by the end of June. At http://staples.com/adp, Staples.com visitors are now able to receive information on ADP payroll services including price quotes, online proposals and their choice of follow up options - online purchase, telephone assistance by calling 866-272-3794 or an onsite visit to their place of business. "Too often, small businesses are underserved and do not receive the personal attention they would prefer in making important decisions about services for their business, " said Mitch Gross, vice president of business services for Staples. "Staples and ADP are bringing big company attention to small businesses in our retail stores and online. Together we are offering unmatched flexibility and convenience to our customers looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. timesaving and dependable payroll solutions." "Offering our services in a retail environment where small companies go to get the things they need just makes good business sense," said Ed Flynn, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Emerging Business Services division. "Our specialists will help Staples' customers understand the value of outsourcing the complex and error-prone tasks of payroll solutions and tax preparation. Once they learn that our solutions are affordable for even a single-employee business, they'll quickly see how ADP can help increase their success." About Staples Staples Inc. is an $11 billion retailer of office supplies, furniture and technology to consumers and businesses from home-based businesses to Fortune 500 companies in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal. Headquartered outside Boston, Staples invented the office superstore concept and today is the largest operator of office superstores in the world. The company has over 50,000 employees serving customers through more than 1,300 office superstores, mail order catalogs, e-commerce and a contract business. More information about the company is available at http://www.staples.com. About ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ADP) is one of the largest global providers of computerized transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. , data communications and information services See Information Systems. , with more than $6 billion in revenues and 500,000 clients worldwide. ADP's Employer Services (ES) Division is a leading provider of integrated business administrative solutions that help clients efficiently manage their internal processes, allowing them to focus on core competencies. ADP ES' offerings include both traditional and Internet-based outsourcing products and services, giving clients the ability to select from ADP's comprehensive range of World Class Service solutions. Services include: payroll, tax regulatory management, HRMS HRMS Human Resource Management System HRMS High Resolution Microwave Survey (SETI, Project Phoenix) HRMS High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy HRMS High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy HRMS Human Resources Management Specialist , benefits administration, time and labor management, retirement plan services, online recruiting, and pre-employment screening. |
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