Office Depot, Inc. Recognized as One of America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises
April 15 2015 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
(WBENC) Honored Office Depot for the 13th Year
Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODP), which entered into a
definitive agreement on February 4, 2015 to be acquired by Staples
Inc., today announced that it was named to the 16th annual list of
America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs)
by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). This
marks the 13th year that Office Depot has been named to the
selective list.
Office Depot, Inc. associates Lia Rogers,
Manager of Diversity Accounts and Shari Francis, Tier 2 Diversity
Merchandising Manager, accept an award for America's Top
Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises from Benita Fortner,
Director of Supplier Diversity for Raytheon Company and Chair of
the WBENC Board of Directors, and Pamela Prince-Eason, WBENC
President and CEO, at the WBENC Summit & Salute Conference
(Photo: Business Wire)
“We are proud to be recognized again for proactively integrating
WBEs into our supply chain, validating our commitment to actively
conducting business with women-owned businesses that are
WBENC-certified,” said Linda Boykin, vice president of
merchandising for Office Depot, Inc. “We created our supplier
diversity program to give these types of businesses additional
opportunities to grow and prosper, and we couldn’t be happier to
continue to see them breaking down barriers and becoming
successful.”
Making products from diverse suppliers readily available and top
of mind for business customers is a core focus of Office Depot’s
supplier diversity strategy. The Company actively seeks out
promising diverse suppliers that are certified minority-, women-,
disabled-, LGBT- and veteran-owned to ensure equal opportunity in
the supplier selection process.
Office Depot also created the first and only annual diverse
supplier catalog for the office supplies industry in 2009, which
features the company’s complete assortment of products sold by
these vendors. Today, the catalog contains nearly 2,200 products
offered by certified diverse suppliers. This initiative has helped
to fuel growth in sales, inventory turnover, and market expansion
for these enterprises, and has provided a simple, straightforward
mechanism to help Office Depot’s business customers meet their
diversity purchasing goals.
"WBENC's Top Corporations set the standard for enabling women
suppliers to access increased opportunities in new markets – both
domestically and internationally," said Pamela Prince-Eason,
president and CEO of WBENC. "WBENC-Certified WBEs in turn are able
to fuel innovation, and empower communities through economic growth
and job creation."
Office Depot was presented with the America’s Top Corporation
award at the WBENC Summit & Salute to Women’s Business
Enterprises, which took place March 18-19 in Baltimore.
About Office Depot, Inc.
Office Depot, Inc. is a leading global provider of products,
services, and solutions for every workplace – whether your
workplace is an office, home, school or car.
Office Depot, Inc. is a resource and a catalyst to help
customers work better. We are a single source for everything
customers need to be more productive, including the latest
technology, core office supplies, print and document services,
business services, facilities products, furniture, and school
essentials.
The company has annual sales of approximately $16 billion,
employs approximately 56,000 associates, and serves consumers and
businesses in 56 countries with approximately 1,800 retail stores,
award-winning e-commerce sites and a dedicated business-to-business
sales organization – all delivered through a global network of
wholly owned operations, joint ventures, franchisees, licensees and
alliance partners. The company operates under several banner brands
including Office Depot, OfficeMax, OfficeMax Grand & Toy,
Reliable and Viking. The company’s portfolio of exclusive product
brands include TUL, Foray, Brenton Studio, Ativa, WorkPro,
Realspace and HighMark.
Office Depot, Inc.’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the symbol ODP. Additional press information
can be found at: http://news.officedepot.com.
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Office Depot, Inc.Rebecca Rakitin,
561-438-1450Rebecca.Rakitin@officedepot.com
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