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Grand Opening Festivities Include a Catered After Hours Business Networking Event, How-to Workshops, Raffle Prizes and More ITASCA, Ill., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Four lucky customers will be able to makeover their office space with a $1,000 OfficeMax(R) shopping spree to celebrate the opening of a new OfficeMax store in the San Tan Village, Gilbert, Ariz. OfficeMax, one of the nation's largest office supply retailers, is responding to growing local business and consumer needs by opening its first store in Gilbert. The new store will host a grand opening celebration with week-long savings and four days of dedicated special events from Sept. 15 through Sept. 18. The grand opening festivities start with special offers in the OfficeMax Sunday newspaper circular, and include chances to win one of four, $1,000 shopping spree giveaways, allowing winners to makeover their small or home offices with OfficeMax furniture, technology or supplies. Events at the new store -- located at 2711 S. Market Street -- will kick off Thursday, Sept. 15 from 3:30 to 7 p.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony with local dignitaries. The store's first 100 customers on Sept. 15 will receive free goody bags filled with office supplies. In addition, a free, catered After Hours business networking event will be held that includes how-to workshops and informational seminars, goodie-bags and raffle prizes. "OfficeMax is excited to join and serve this growing community. We encourage business professionals and consumers to attend our grand opening festivities to experience our personalized service first-hand and see the office solutions that OfficeMax can provide them," said Harold Mulet, executive vice president - retail stores, OfficeMax. OfficeMax is committed to the communities it serves nationwide, and the new Gilbert store is donating $2,500 to the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Red Cross-Hurricane Katrina Relief and $2,500 to the East Valley Assistance League in support of the community. Each day during the grand opening activities Sept. 15 through Sept. 18, shoppers can enter a chance to win one of four $1,000 OfficeMax shopping sprees and attend free business workshops and informational seminars. "OfficeMax has everything to help Gilbert residents do their thing, and in this convenient new location, we are a great resource for businesses and consumers to help provide them with the products and services they need," Mulet said. This new OfficeMax store is the first in Gilbert, and is one of approximately 40 new stores that nationwide OfficeMax plans to open in 2005. In addition to providing office solutions and products, the Gilbert OfficeMax also features convenient Print & Document Services for high-tech digital printing and copying including binding, finishing and laminating. The 20,000 square-foot OfficeMax store will employ approximately 26 full- and part-time associates. OfficeMax has named Ed Decker as the store's general manager. The store will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The store is located at 2711 S. Market Street and its phone number is 480-840-3594. About OfficeMax(R) Incorporated OfficeMax(R) Incorporated (NYSE:OMX) is a leader in both business-to- business office products 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 consumers and to large, medium and small businesses. OfficeMax customers are served by approximately 40,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, the Internet and approximately 950 superstores. OfficeMax trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OMX. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information, visit http://www.officemax.com/ . OfficeMax Contact Media Contact Bill Bonner Audra Jacobs, Bader Rutter & Associates 630 438 8584 262 938 5462 DATASOURCE: OfficeMax Incorporated CONTACT: Bill Bonner of OfficeMax, +1-630-438-8584, or Audra Jacobs of Bader Rutter & Associates, +1-262-938-5462 Web site: http://www.officemax.com/

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