Thursday, December 12, 2024
Office Depot, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, supplies a range of office products and services. It offers merchandise, such as general office supplies, computer supplies, business machines and related supplies, and office furniture through its chain of office supply stores under the Office Depot, Foray, Ativa, Break Escapes, Worklife, and Christopher Lowell brand names. The company also provides graphic design, printing, reproduction, mailing, shipping, and other services through design, print, and ship centers. It has operations throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Central America. The company also sells its products and services through direct mail catalogs, contract sales force, Internet sites, and retail stores, through a mix of company-owned operations, joint ventures, licensing and franchise agreements, alliances, and other arrangements. As of December 31, 2008, Office Depot operated 1,267 North American retail division office supply stores and 162 international division retail stores, as well as participated under licensing and merchandise arrangements in 98 stores. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.
Joe Gomes, CFA, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Generalist , Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
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NobleCon20. The ODP Corporation Co-CFO Adam Haggard and VP of IR Tim Perrott presented at NobleCon20. Highlights included are the Company’s pivot towards B2B, targeting new markets, and the return of value to shareholders.
B2B Pivot. Noted in our previous report, ODP is accelerating its B2B pivot through leveraging its nationwide supply chain, extensive B2B customer base, compelling value proposition, and strong balance sheet. A recent B2B win involves the Company’s ODP Business Solutions with a recent key contract win that is worth up to $1.5 billion over 10 years. Another involves Veyer with a major contract with one of the world’s largest social media focused e-commerce companies to deliver warehouse and fulfillment services for their online sales. In our view, both contracts represent management’s focus on its efforts within the space.
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