Region's Leading Office Supply Retailer to Expand in Naples-Bonita
Springs Area
ITASCA, Ill., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- OfficeMax(R), one of the nation's
largest office supply retailers, today announced plans to open three new
superstores in the southwest Florida market of Naples-Bonita Springs.
The stores, each 20,000-square-feet, are planned for the Coconut Point
Development in Estero, the Davis Crossings shopping center in southeast
Naples, and in the Tarpon Springs Plaza in East Naples. The stores are
scheduled to open between 2005 and 2006.
OfficeMax currently is the leading office supply retailer in the Naples-
Bonita Springs region, where it already has three stores.
"Southwest Florida is one of the fastest growing areas in the country,"
said Gary J. Peterson, president & COO of OfficeMax. "OfficeMax is currently
the market leader in the region, and we look forward to continuing to serve
this market with extraordinary product selection and total office solutions as
it grows."
OfficeMax superstores feature comprehensive services and a new store
design to help customers find what they need quickly and easily, including:
-- CopyMax(SM) full-service copy and print center, offering digital
printing, color copying and desktop publishing
-- FurnitureMax(SM), featuring a wide variety of ready-to-assemble
office furniture and a design assistance center
-- New store interior design, more product signage and lower sight
lines, allowing shoppers to see where they want to go as they enter
the store
-- Products arranged by categories, making browsing easier
-- MaxInstall(TM) professional network and computer installation
services
About Boise Office Solutions and OfficeMax
Boise Office Solutions, a leader in business-to-business office product
solutions, has combined with OfficeMax, a leading office products retailer, to
provide office supplies, technology products and solutions, paper, and
furniture to large, medium, and small businesses and consumers. The combined
business serves all customers through direct sales, catalogs, Internet, and
nearly 1,000 superstores. Combined, the business had revenues of $8.3 billion
in 2003, more than 40,000 employees, and more than 1,000 retail outlets. Boise
Office Solutions is a division of Boise Cascade Corporation (NYSE: BCC).
About Boise Cascade Corporation
Boise, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, provides solutions to help customers
work more efficiently, build more effectively, and create new ways to meet
business challenges. We own or control more than 2 million acres of
timberland, primarily in the United States, to support our manufacturing
operations. Boise had sales of $8.2 billion in 2003. Visit the Boise Web site
at http://www.bc.com .
OfficeMax Contact Media Contact
Bill Bonner Nicole Miller, Bader Rutter & Associates
630 438 8584 262 784 7200
SOURCE OfficeMax
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CONTACT:
Bill Bonner of OfficeMax, +1-630-438-8584, or
Nicole Miller of Bader Rutter & Associates, +1-262-784-7200
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