The company distributes a line of office products, which include office supplies, and paper, print, and document services; technology products and solutions; and office furniture to corporate, government, and small and medium sized offices.
It markets and sells products through field salespeople, outbound telesales, catalogs, Internet, and office products stores.
As of December 31, 2004, OfficeMax operated 68 distribution centers, 100 stores, and 935 superstores in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico.
The company was organized as Boise Payette Lumber Company in 1931 and changed its name to Boise Cascade Corporation in 1957.
Further, Boise Cascade changed its name to OfficeMax, Inc.
in 2003.
OfficeMax is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.
