NAPERVILLE, Ill., Aug. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/
-- OfficeMax® Incorporated (NYSE:OMX) today
announced the opening of its first Chicago-area OfficeMax Business Solutions
Center, an innovative new store format designed to serve the needs
of local entrepreneurs and businesses. Located at 550 N. St.
Clair St. in Chicago's
business-rich Streeterville neighborhood north of The Loop, the new
service-centric store provides local businesses with a portfolio of
specially-tailored services and solutions including designed
marketing, web, document, IT and shipping services. A
specialized Business Solutions Adviser is also located onsite to
ensure customers receive the responsive, personalized service and
relevant tools they are seeking to help them take their businesses
to the next level.
"We're very pleased to bring our highly innovative 'store of the
future' concept, the OfficeMax Business Solutions Center, to
Chicago to partner with local
businesses and help them grow," said Ravi
Saligram, President and CEO of OfficeMax. "This
relationship-based model provides flexibility to tailor services,
products and solutions to the unique needs of businesses at various
stages of growth."
In celebration of the opening, OfficeMax welcomed neighborhood
business owners to explore the new location and to learn more about
the differentiated services and expertise available through the
store and its team members. "OfficeMax understands that
small businesses and entrepreneurs experience different needs as
they grow," said Michael Lewis,
executive vice president and president of Retail at OfficeMax. "We
want local businesses in our community to know that they don't have
to go it alone. Every step of the process – from formalizing your
business to setting up your website and marketing – will be
available through the OfficeMax Business Solutions
Center."
Added Kristin Muntean, vice
president, Strategic Initiatives and Innovation at OfficeMax, "From
our in-store Business Solutions Adviser to our specially-designed
services such as web site development and workspace design,
our new store incorporates feedback from business owners in
Chicago and across the
nation."
Business-critical services are at the heart of the
3,900-square-foot Streeterville retail space, including
subscription IT services; PC security; computer maintenance and
repair; website design; custom print and document services,
marketing support; and tools to organize and manage workspaces,
including cloud storage.
Accompanying the array of business services, the OfficeMax
Business Solutions Center will provide curated product assortments,
ranging from necessities such as paper, pens, ink and toner, to
must-have technology products such as convertible laptops, smart
phones and business-quality printers and shredders. Customers
can also access the full portfolio of OfficeMax products and
offerings via an "endless aisle" – an in-store online kiosk where
products can be purchased and shipped directly to the customer.
OfficeMax Business Solutions Center hours are Monday
through Friday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sunday
10 a.m. – 5
p.m. Phone is 312-595-1494.
For more information about the new Streeterville store, visit
www.officeMax.com/streeterville.
About OfficeMax
OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) is
a leading provider of products, solutions and services for the
workplace, whether for business or at home. The OfficeMax
mission is simple: We provide workplace innovation that enables our
customers to work better. The company provides office
supplies and paper, print and document services, technology
products and solutions, and furniture to businesses and
consumers. OfficeMax consumers and business customers are
served by approximately 29,000 associates through OfficeMax.com;
OfficeMaxWorkplace.com and Reliable.com; more than 900 stores in
the U.S. and Mexico; and direct
sales and catalogs. OfficeMax has been named one of the 2013
World's Most Ethical Companies, and is the only company in the
office supply industry to receive Ethics Inside®
Certification by the Ethisphere Institute. To find the
nearest OfficeMax, call 1-877-OFFICEMAX. For more
information, visit www.OfficeMax.com.
All trademarks, service marks and trade names of OfficeMax
Incorporated used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of
OfficeMax Incorporated. Any other product or company names
mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective
owners.
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