ACCO Brands Company Description
Reach into the recesses of your desk drawer for that trusty box of staples or paperclips, and you've entered the realm of holding company ACCO Brands. The company, formerly known as ACCO World and a unit of Fortune Brands, is the maker of Swingline staplers, Kensington computer accessories, Wilson Jones binders and accounting supplies, Day-Timer personal organizers, and other products. Its other brands include Rexel, NOBO, Quartet, and GBC. ACCO's products are sold to office and computer products wholesalers, retailers, and mail order companies around the world. Ariel Capital Management owns about a 15% stake in ACCO.
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