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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Article: Office Depot Litigation Roundup
In a new article, the Mercury News have summarized the last several months’ worth of Office Depot shenanigans in one tidy package. Continue reading
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Blurb: OfficeMax Posts Q2 Loss Right Alongside Office Depot
OfficeMax posts a Q2 loss of almost $18 million, coming hot on the heels of a similar announcement by Office Depot. Continue reading
Big Box News: Ex-Office Depot Worker Says Company Asked Him to Falsify Records
According to the website Inside the Bay Area (a division of the Oakland Tribune), a Fremont man, claiming he lost his job at Office Depot because he refused to falsify data that showed the company overcharged the city of Berkeley hundreds of thousands of dollars, is suing the office-supply giant in federal court. Continue reading
Article: Saving Money on School Supplies by Waiting
Over at user-generated content site The Examiner, they have posited an interesting conundrum: what happens when you buy TOO MANY school supplies? Continue reading
Blurb: Office Depot Reports Record Q2 Losses
Tuesday, office supplies retailer Office Depot Inc. reported a wider net loss in its second quarter, hurt by higher charges as well as double-digit sales fall in all regions. Continue reading
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Developer Sues VistaPrint and OfficeMax
A developer of automated Web-to-print workflows, ColorQuick, Pennsauken, NJ, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Vistaprint and OfficeMax, according to graphic arts online. Continue reading
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21 Office Supplies Too Awesome to Exist
Cracked.com provides us with a list of office supplies too cool for reality. Continue reading
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Office Max Touting Delivery Cutbacks as “Green” Initiative
OfficeMax announces that it will be trimming an entire day from its delivery schedule, and that we should all feel good about it. Why? It benefits the environment, of course. Continue reading
Cuts Force Teachers to Scrounge for Supplies
The Athens Banner-Herald hosts an article about a local program that is helping teachers who might otherwise feel the sting of recession outfit their classrooms on their own budget. Continue reading
Back to School Season: Gloomy Predictions
According to “Malled!”, a blog focusing on South Florida retail, there are some depressing numbers out there about this year’s back-to-school shopping season. Continue reading