Staples and Workbar Monday announced they are ending a partnership that saw the latter open branches of its coworking empire in three Massachusetts Staples stores.

Both will both continue to provide coworking services, a joint announcement from the two companies stated, but separately and with distinct offerings. Staples will introduce a new coworking concept, Staples Studio, focused on the needs of small business customers. Staples will initially offer these services in the coworking spaces currently located in the Brighton, Danvers and Norwood retail stores where Workbar had established its outposts two years ago. Workbar will continue to grow its footprint through standalone locations of 5,000 square feet or more, the statement added.

“The coworking program from Workbar that we made available to Staples customers in-store provided good learnings for both of our organizations, as well as a differentiated solution for businesses,”  Staples Chief Merchandising Officer Peter Scala said in a statement. “We look forward to building upon our current platform by integrating coworking into a broader range of small business service offerings, including onsite legal, marketing and human resources consultation, among other features.”

“In alignment with our strategic plan for 2019 and beyond, the decision to separate from Staples will allow Workbar to sharpen its focus on our members,” Workbar CEO Sarah Travers said in a statement.

Current Workbar members at Staples’ Brighton, Norwood or Danvers retail stores will be able to remain at those physical locations, utilizing Staples’ new coworking space, or transfer to a nearby Workbar standalone facility. Staples and Workbar’s Danvers location will begin transition on April 30, 2019, reopening on May 3, 2019, as Staples Studio. Staples and Workbar anticipate that the existing coworking facilities in the Brighton and Norwood Staples stores will begin transition on May 31, 2019, reopening on June 3, 2019, as Staples Studio. To minimize member disruption during the transition period at each location, members will be able to continue physically working from these locations.