OfficeMax News

Procter & Gamble reported that fourth-quarter profits fell 18 percent and sales were off 11 percent, and the company forecast more declines in the current quarter, Bob McDonald's first as CEO.

NAPERVILLE ,A Ill. OfficeMax announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance and partnership with U.S. Bank, lead bank for U.S. Bancorp to issue a new OfficeMax Visa Signature and Visa Rewards credit card.

NAPERVILLE ,A Ill. OfficeMax announced that it has earned Service Quality Measurement Group Inc.'s prestigious Highest Customer Satisfaction for the Call Center Award for the Retail industry, scoring the highest ever of any company.

OfficeMax has completed its major store closures, executives said at the company's third quarter conference call.

Office Depot Inc., down 23 cents at $5.82 An analyst cut his rating on the office products retailer and said he prefers OfficeMax Inc.

Retailers are roaring Thursday morning, after GDP reported growth, signaling a possible end to the recession.

This morning, TD Newcrest upgraded shares of Barrick Gold from Buy to Action List Buy as the company is the top pick among established gold producers.

Allegheny Energy Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!aye /quotes/nls/aye said Thursday third-quarter net income fell to $77 million, or 45 cents a share, from $89 million, or 52 cents a share in the year-ago period.

Office Depot and OfficeMax reported a drop in third-quarter sales but eked out profits, thanks to expense control and a focus on sales in profitable categories.

Office-supply retailer OfficeMax Inc. said Thursday it moved to a third-quarter profit from a year-ago period weighed down by a massive write-down. But results missed analyst estimates, sending shares sharply lower in premarket activity.

NAPERVILLE ,A Ill. OfficeMax announced that it as been named the 2009 Supplier of the Year by the North American Steel Alliance for outstanding customer service and support.

NAPERVILLE ,A Ill. OfficeMax chairman and CEO Sam Duncan has received the 2009 CEO Diversity Leadership Award presented by Diversity Best Practices.

In 1975, entrepreneur Dave Ratner borrowed $5,000 from his dad and opened a soda shop in an empty Hadley, Mass., gas station.

Spring Brook Elementary School, 2700 Seiler Drive, Naperville, is co-hosting an annual blood drive with Heartland Blood Centers from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday.

"Sorry we couldn't do business" is a phrase you'll hear from brokers at the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas when a deal just doesn't make sense.

Retailers were in the red on Wednesday, weighed down by disappointing manufacturing data .

Xerox says it will buy Affiliated Computer Services in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $5.75 billion.

A boost in consumer sentiment was overshadowed by disappointing durable goods and new-home sales data, making investors less optimistic then shoppers.

Some of the biggest names in online retailing are being sued over the way they guide visitors to products on their e-commerce sites.

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