Type: Public
On the web: http://www.officemax.com
Employees: 30,000
Employee growth: (3.2%)

This company is taking the office supply business to the max. OfficeMax is the #3 office products retailer in North America (far behind Staples and Office Depot), with about 1,000 superstores across the US, and in Puerto Rico, and Mexico. The stores offer about 11,000 name-brand and OfficeMax-branded products, including paper, pens, forms, and organizers, as well as office furniture and a wide range of technology products. OfficeMax also provides printing and document services through its ImPress store-within-a-store. In addition to its retail outlets, the firm's contract division (51% of sales) sells directly to business and government customers by phone, catalogs, and the Internet.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $7,150.0M
One year growth: (0.9%)
Net income: $71.2M
Income growth: 10567.9%

Officers:
Chairman: Rakesh Gangwal
President, CEO, and Director: Ravichandra K. (Ravi) Saligram
EVP, CFO, and Chief Administrative Officer: Bruce H. Besanko

Competitors:
Office Depot
Staples
Wal-Mart

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