Office Depot Completes CompuCom Acquisition

Office Depot, Inc. Announces Completion of CompuCom Acquisition and Transformation Towards a Services-Driven Company in Conjunction with Third Quarter 2017 Results

Office Depot has acquired the CompuCom Systems, Inc. (“CompuCom”) and released results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017, as well as highlights of the company’s new strategic direction. Office Depot will provide further detail on the company’s performance and strategy to become a services-driven company during its earnings conference call.

“I’m pleased that we were able to deliver strong cash flow in the third quarter as well as operating results that were in line with our updated outlook,” said Gerry Smith, chief executive officer of Office Depot. “Today also marks an important milestone as we have taken several important steps on a longer-term journey to transform Office Depot from a traditional provider of primarily office products into a broader product and business services platform. This transformation will leverage our stores, online presence and sales force to create a unique omnichannel platform that offers services, products and solutions focused on businesses of all sizes while generating recurring revenue growth.”

“It is imperative we start this journey now. The first step in this transformation was the strategic acquisition of CompuCom, which adds award-winning, enterprise managed workplace services capabilities to our portfolio. This acquisition was quickly followed by the launch earlier this week of BizBox, our new business services platform focused on small and medium-sized business owners. These are key building blocks to deepening our customer relationships and realizing our vision of becoming a services-driven company. Since I joined the company earlier this year, we have been creating the strategy and starting to make the necessary investments in people and capabilities to execute our plan and unlock the value of the new Office Depot.”