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OfficeMax Responds To Growing Local Business Needs With Opening Of Lockport's First National Office Supply Store Four-day celebration includes $1,000 sweepstakes, how-to workshops for small business and consumers ITASCA, Ill., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OfficeMax(R) (NYSE:OMX), one of the nation's largest office supply retailers, will respond to local business and consumer needs by opening Lockport's first national office supply superstore in the Transit Road Shopping Center. In celebration, the new store will host a four-day grand opening celebration Thursday through Sunday, April 7 - 10, featuring an After Hours business networking event, shopping spree giveaways and how-to workshops for businesses and consumers. Opening-day festivities on Thursday, April 7 include a chance to win the first of four $1,000 shopping sprees, how-to business workshops, a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony with local dignitaries, and a catered OfficeMax After Hours business leadership event from 4 - 7 p.m., which is open to the public. The 21,000 square-foot OfficeMax store, located at 5762 South Transit Road in Lockport's Transit Road Shopping Center, provides a one-stop shop for all office-related needs. The store will employ approximately 22 full- and part- time associates. "Lockport is a growing city with a demonstrated need for a comprehensive national office supplier to provide products and services to local businesses," said Harold Mulet, Executive Vice President - Retail Stores, OfficeMax. "OfficeMax is proud to fill this need locally, and to strengthen our presence in the greater Buffalo area." The store is OfficeMax's seventh in metro Buffalo, and one of 40 new stores nationwide that the retailer plans to open in 2005. OfficeMax's four-day grand opening celebration will continue through Sunday, April 10. Each day, shoppers can enter a chance to win a $1,000 OfficeMax shopping spree, and 100 customers will receive free goody bags filled with office supplies. Business workshops and informational seminars will be offered through Saturday, and no RSVP is required. The grand opening schedule is as follows: Thursday, April 7 - Business Seminars & Activities 1-1:30 p.m. Seminar: "Print on Demand; Lowering Your Cost to Print" 2-2:30 p.m. Seminar: "Promoting Your Business" 3:30 p.m. Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting 4 - 7 p.m. Catered After Hours Business Event 5-5:30 p.m. Seminar: "Print on Demand; Lowering Your Cost to Print" 6-6:30 p.m. Seminar: "Promoting Your Business" Friday, April 8 - Business Seminars 12-12:30 p.m. "Three Ways to Lower Your Advertising Costs" 1-1:30 p.m. "Promoting Your Business" Saturday, April 9 - Consumer & Business Seminars 10-10:30 a.m. "COLOR Makes it POP" 11-11:30 a.m. "Promoting Your Business" The store will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. OfficeMax has named Eric Schultz as the store's general manager. The store's phone number is (716) 434-6146. About OfficeMax(R) Incorporated OfficeMax(R) Incorporated 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, print and document services, 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. OfficeMax trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OMX. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX or more information can be found at http://www.officemax.com/ . OfficeMax Contact Media Contact Bill Bonner Cari Trayner, Bader Rutter & Associates 630 438 8584 262 938 5462 DATASOURCE: OfficeMax CONTACT: OfficeMax Contact, Bill Bonner, +1-630-438-8584, or Media Contact, Cari Trayner, Bader Rutter & Associates, +1-262-938-5462 Web site: http://www.officemax.com/

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