Elgin’s Office Depot
Office Depot provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other company. Incorporated in 1986 and headquartered in Delray Beach, Fla., Office Depot has annual sales of over $15 billion, and employs approximately 52,000 associates around the world. Currently, the company sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 42 countries.
Today, Office Depot has unveiled a new store in Elgin, Chicago located at 623 S. Randall Road, at College Green Drive. Aside from the ribbon-cutting, a more notable news maker was Office Depot’s $500 contributions and a number of new children’s backpacks donation to four non-profit organizations. Namely Gail Borden Public Library Foundation, Elgin Public Museum, Northern Illinois Food Bank and World Vision, these group’s objective is to support education and welfare for non-commercial purposes and without concern for monetary profit.
“Office Depot is strongly committed to enhancing the quality of life in the communities in which we conduct business,” said Rich McHugh, manager of the new Office Depot store. “We are excited to open our first store in Elgin and very pleased that we can assist these critically important non-profit organizations in their efforts to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families in this area.”
The new Elgin store houses more than 7,500 technology, office furniture and supply products as well as design, print and ship services in 20,924 square feet of customer space. Another Office Depot that will prove to be the essential supplier in any neighborhood.
Office Depot is a leader in every distribution channel — from retail stores and contract delivery to catalogs and e-commerce. The Company has approximately 1,200 retail stores in North America and 360 stores, either company-owned, licensed or franchised, in other parts of the world. Office Depot serves a wide range of customers through a dedicated sales force, telephone account managers, direct mail offerings, and multiple web sites. With $4.5 billion in online sales, the company is also one of the world’s largest e-commerce retailers.
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