Assertion: venture capitalist's company | /r/CapableOf | grow to over 1,100 stores
Facets:
value: by 1996
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The fast-growing retail chain went public in 1989; by 1996, the company had grown to over 1,100 stores, and as of fiscal year end January 2012, Staples reached over $20 billion in sales, nearly $1.0B in net income, 87,000 employees, and 2,295 stores.