Staples, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in retailing office products. Its retail products include office supplies and services, business machines, computers and related products, and office furniture. The company also provides high-speed, color and self-service copying, other printing services, faxing, and pack and ship services. As of February 2, 2008, it operated 2,038 superstores, and 63 distribution and fulfillment centers in 47 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, China, France, Austria, Denmark, Argentina, and Brazil. Staples, Inc. also offers its products through catalog and Internet. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.