About Staples

The Office Supplies program with Staples is designed to save you both time and money when purchasing supplies for your office.

Program advantages

More than 15,000 catalog items
Items include:
  • Recycled products are bolded in the Staples catalog.
  • Products from minority suppliers are identified in a section of the Staples catalog.

Easy ordering
Orders can be placed in a variety of ways:
  • Secure website: Use iBuyNU (accessible through the NU Portal) to access the entire Staples catalog and order office supplies at Northwestern’s contracted prices.
  • Fax: Special orders, including stamps and furniture, should be ordered by faxing in the appropriate downloadable order form.
No minimum purchase is necessary.

Prompt delivery
Items will be delivered to your office in 24 to 48 hours, with free shipping on all office supply orders.

No purchase order necessary
Charges are automatically billed to your account and appear on department budget statements.