Major US office store merger for OfficeMax possible; Boise looks on

摘要

Major US office stores OfficeMax and Office Depot reached a deal to merge, with a combination of the Nos. 2 and 3 largest retail suppliers that would be about 30% smaller than Staples, the Wall Street Journal reported. OfficeMax and Office Depot create an SI 8.5 billion/yr firm in sales ($11 billion from Office Depot and $7.5 billion from OfficeMax) with about 2,575 stores mostly in the USA as well as in Mexico and globally.