OfficeMax Announces Closing of Six New York Stores
January 26 2006 - 2:42PM
PR Newswire (US)
ITASCA, Ill., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- OfficeMax(R), a leader in
office products and services, announced it will close six stores in
New York by the end of the first quarter of 2006, as part of
efforts to strengthen company performance and better serve
customers. "OfficeMax remains committed to serving the needs of our
customers in New York, through our other store locations, our
online services and our contract business services," said Bob
Povirk, OfficeMax territory senior vice president. "While the
decision to close a store is always difficult, it is occasionally a
necessary step to meet evolving customer needs." OfficeMax's 30
other stores in New York will remain open. Following is the list of
stores closing, and the nearby OfficeMax stores that will continue
to serve customers' needs: Closing: Poughkeepsie, 1895 South Road
White Plains, 3 City Center at 7 City Place Nanuet, 6 Hutton Ave.
Nearby: Mohegan Lake, 3131 East Main St. Closing: Latham, 664 New
Loudon Road Nearby: Albany, 79 Wolf Road Closing: Vestal, 2417
Vestal Parkway East Nearby: Dickson City, Pa., Route 6 Scranton
Carbondale Hwy. Closing: West Babylon, 1000-2 Mountauk Highway
Nearby: Levittown, 3350 Hempstead Plaza OfficeMax will seek to
place associates at other stores or other company facilities, and
is inviting all associates to explore career opportunities at the
company's Illinois headquarters location, where the company plans
to fill approximately 1,000 positions. About OfficeMax Incorporated
OfficeMax Incorporated 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 900 superstores. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call
1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more information, visit
http://www.officemax.com/ . OfficeMax Contact Media Contact Bill
Bonner Colleen Grams, Bader Rutter & Associates 630 438 8584
262 938 5407 First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: DATASOURCE:
OfficeMax(R) Incorporated CONTACT: Bill Bonner of OfficeMax,
+1-630-438-8584; or Colleen Grams of Bader Rutter & Associates,
+1-262-938-5407 Web site: http://www.officemax.com/
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