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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 49,000 associates around the world. currently, the company sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 42 countries.
office depot is a leader in every distribution channel -- from retail stores and contract delivery to catalogs and e-commerce. as of december 30, 2006, office depot had 1,158 retail stores in north america and another 348 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 $4.3 billion in online sales during the last twelve months, the company is also one of the world\'s largest e-commerce retailers.
office depot\'s common stock is listed on the new york stock exchange under the symbol odp and is included in the s&p 500 index.
office depot was incorporated in 1986 with the opening of our first retail store in fort lauderdale, florida. our three business units are: north american retail division (retail operations in the us and canada), north american business solutions division (north american delivery channels, including catalogue, contract and e-commerce sales) and international division (wholly-owned catalogue, contract, e-commerce and retail sales operations outside of north america). sales are processed through multiple channels, consisting of office supply stores, a contract sales force, internet sites, direct marketing catalogs and call centers, all supported by our network of crossdocks, warehouses and delivery operations.
office depot sells in three major categories: supplies (61% of total 2006 sales); technology (26%); and furniture and other (13%).
global revenues are approximately evenly split between office depot’s retail and business-to-business segments.
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