OfficeMax Consolidates Corporate Headquarters

Itasca, Ill., OfficeMax Inc. will consolidate its headquarters in Illinois. It expects to choose a Chicago-area location for the headquarters by the end of September 2005. Currently, OfficeMax’s corporate headquarters is located in Itasca, Ill., and its retail headquarters is in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Sam Duncan, president and CEO of OfficeMax, said, “Bringing our headquarters’ associates together is a normal progression of the company’s integration efforts and we believe it will facilitate customer service as well as provide better support for our retail and contract businesses. We will emphasize a smooth transition as we consolidate our headquarters, keeping the need of our customers and our associates a priority.”