AP - NEW YORK ? Private equity firm Sycamore is buying office supplies chain Staples for $6.9 billion.The companies said Wednesday that shareholders of Framingham-based Staples will get $10.25 per share.Staples stock had closed Wednesday up 77 cents, or 8.4 percent, to $9.93 on a late-afternoon report of a deal. The stock rose 1.5 percent in after-hours trading.Changing shopping patterns, like the shift to online buying, have hurt office-supplies
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