Openings Mark 25th Store in Missouri, 27th in North Carolina
ITASCA, Ill., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- OfficeMax(R), one of the nation's
largest office supply retailers, will celebrate the grand opening of two new
stores in Florissant, Mo. and Apex, N.C. on Sunday, October 24.
Each 22,000-square-foot OfficeMax store provides a one-stop shop for all
office-related needs and will employ between 25 and 30 full- and part-time
associates. The stores will hold events celebrating their openings, including
giveaways, radio station remotes and refreshments.
"We are pleased to open our 25th store in Missouri and the 27th in North
Carolina and to continue bringing our relentless customer focus, extraordinary
product selection and total office solutions to consumers, businesses and
organizations across the country," Gary J. Peterson, OfficeMax president -
retail, said of the store openings.
The OfficeMax superstores feature comprehensive services and an updated
store design to help customers find what they need quickly and easily,
including:
-- Full-service copy and print center services, offering digital printing,
color copying and desktop publishing for complete business and home
needs
-- A wide variety of ready-to-assemble furniture for office and home
office needs and a design assistance center
-- Updated 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
-- Professional and affordable computer networking and PC installation
services for business and home office computer users
Customers will find that OfficeMax employees are outfitted with
wireless headsets and can answer questions about products or services,
thanks to direct communication with information resources. OfficeMax
calls this "boundless service" -- providing faster and better customer service
without departmental boundaries.
About OfficeMax
OfficeMax is a leader in both business-to-business office product
solutions and retail office products. OfficeMax delivers an unparalleled
customer experience -- in service, in product, in time savings, and in
value -- through a relentless focus on its customers. The company provides
office supplies and paper, technology products and solutions, and furniture to
large, medium and small businesses and consumers. OfficeMax customers are
served by more than 40,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, Internet
and nearly 1,000 superstores. Having joined with Boise Office Solutions, the
company had pro forma revenues of $8.3 billion in 2003. OfficeMax is a
division of Boise Cascade Corporation.
About Boise Cascade Corporation
Boise (NYSE: BCC), 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's annualized first half 2004 sales were $13.9 billion. Visit
the Boise Web site at http://www.bc.com .
OfficeMax Contact Media Contact
Bill Bonner Cari Trayner, Bader Rutter & Associates
630 438 8584 262 784 7200
SOURCE OfficeMax; Boise Cascade Corporation
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CONTACT:
Bill Bonner of OfficeMax, +1-630-438-8584, or
Cari Trayner of Bader Rutter & Associates, +1-262-784-7200
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