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April 17, 2013
Office Depot expands National Green Business Challenge

Office Depot will team up with ICLEI–Local Governments for Sustainability to expand the National Green Business Challenge, a program that encourages local businesses to take part in a friendly competition to save energy and money, reduce waste and water consumption and procure greener products.

March 21, 2013
Office Depot honored for working with women-owned businesses

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Office Depot was named to the 2012 list of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises by Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). This marks the eleventh year that Office Depot has been included on the selective list.

March 13, 2013
Office Depot earns award for e-commerce service

Office Depot, announced that it has won two Silver Stevie Awards in the seventh annual Stevie Awards for sales and customer service.

March 12, 2013
Office Depot recognized for climate leadership

The EPA's Center for Corporate Climate Leadership recognized Office Depot with a Climate Leadership Goal Achievement Award for Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management.

January 24, 2013
ODP honored for diversity efforts

Office Depot announced that it has been recognized by DiversityBusiness.com, the nation's leading multicultural business-to-business website, as one of the “Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities” for 13 successive years.

January 16, 2013
Office Depot to offer function and fashion

Office Depot has launched the See Jane Work spring collection, featuring stylish organization products and desk accessories, available exclusively at its physical stores and website.

December 10, 2012
Office Depot offers online customers break for holiday

Office Depot is making online shopping more convenient to holiday shoppers racing against the clock while trying to avoid steep shipping and handling fees.

October 31, 2012
Office Depot approves rights agreement

Office Depot's board of directors have approved a rights agreement and declared a dividend distribution of one preferred stock purchase right for each outstanding share of company common stock.

June 25, 2012
Rubbermaid added to assortment at Office Depot

The storage solutions category at Office Depot got some new brand muscle this week as the company added Rubbermaid to the mix.

May 1, 2012
What Office Depot’s Q1 results say about the economy

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Sales continued to decline at two of Office Depot’s three divisions during the first quarter with weakness most pronounced in the retail business.

Total company sales declined 3% to $2.9 billion and were negatively affected by the ongoing struggles of the 1,123 unit North American retail division. Profits increased to $41 million or 14 cents a share compared with a prior year loss of $15 million or five cents a share.

September 27, 2011
ODP fires international division head for improper relationship

Office Depot has fired the president of its international business for "having an improper relationship."

August 31, 2011
ODP, NASCAR announce finalists in small business sweepstakes

Office Depot has announced the two small business finalists in its annual “Official Small Business of NASCAR, Courtesy of Office Depot” sweepstakes.

August 29, 2011
Office Depot offers customers a shred of privacy

The small business customer may have a greater reason to visit Office Depot now that the retailer has expanded its shredding and secure document archiving service program through a new partnership with information management company, Iron Mountain.

July 26, 2011
Office Depot soldiers on amid weak economy

Second-quarter results from Office Depot reveal ongoing challenges in an economy still struggling to regain its footing.

July 14, 2011
Office Depot reshuffles personnel

Office Depot has combined its two largest divisions and named Kevin Peters to the new role of president of North America.

April 26, 2011
Office Depot struggles in Q1

Office Depot's position as a leader in the office retail space may be in jeopardy as the company reported a first-quarter loss and sales declines across all of its business platforms.

April 18, 2011
Office Depot gets new ad agency, still without CEO

Office Depot didn’t have to look far in its search for a new agency of record, as the Boca Raton, Fla.-based office supplies and services company announced the selection of Fort Lauderdale-based Zimmerman Advertising.

February 28, 2011
Office Depot launches sustainable lamp line

Office Depot announced that it has launched a new line of energy-efficient lamps under the “Realspace” brand. The full range of Realspace lighting is available at more than 1,100 Office Depot retail store locations across the country and online at www.officedepot.com.

February 22, 2011
Office Depot narrows loss in Q4

Office Depot said Tuesday that it narrowed its loss in the quarter ended Dec. 25 to $58 million, compared with a loss of $77 million in the year-ago period.

January 18, 2011
ODP to provide free tax-return copies

Office Depot announced that will once again provide customers with free copies, up to 25 single-sided pages, of 2010 tax returns.

January 3, 2011
Office Depot launches messy office sweepstakes

Office Depot announced that it is inviting customers to upload photos of their messy, unorganized office space or desk its Facebook page for a chance to be named "America's Messiest Office" and win a wide selection of prizes

December 16, 2010
Office Depot to sell Japan business

Office Depot announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Office Depot Japan business to Kakuyasu. The transaction also includes an agreement for Kakuyasu to license Office Depot’s trade names, obtain sourcing services and continue to support Office Depot’s global customers in Japan. Kakuyasu is one of the fastest growing and leading multi-channel businesses in Japan with FY 2009 sales of $775 million.

December 11, 2010
Office Depot expands government purchasing strategy

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Office Depot hasannounced a new partnership with the National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance (National IPA), enabling Office Depot to provide another cooperative purchasing vehicle for thousands of government agencies nationwide.

October 31, 2010
Office Depot name greenest retailer by Newsweek

Office Depot announced that it has been recognized by Newsweek Magazine as the greenest retailer...

September 22, 2010
Office Depot launches Style@Work furniture line

BOCA RATON , Fla. - Office Depot announced that it is partnering with Thomasville, one of the nation’s leading furniture brands, to launch its new and exclusive Style@Work Collection. The collection is available online at www.officedepot.com/thomasville and in select Office Depot retail stores.

The line includes two collections -- vintage and trek -- featuring desks, hutches, filing cabinets, bookcases and storage solutions. Products range in price from $119.99 to $499.99.

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