| Office Depot Partners with Xerox to Offer Managed Print Services to Customers Across Europe |
| March 01, 2011 |
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VENLO, Netherlands -- Office Depot , celebrating 25 years as a leading global
provider of office supplies and services, today announced a partnership with Xerox
Corporation to offer Managed Print Services to customers across Europe. Xerox
Managed Print Services are currently available to Office Depot customers in Germany,
with a European rollout scheduled to take place throughout the remainder of the
year. Office Depot’s new Managed Print Services offering, which leverages Xerox’s expertise
in solution design and service delivery, will enable Office Depot to assess, optimize
and manage customer printing needs, resulting in lower print, copy and IT support
costs, reduced environmental impact, as well as increased office productivity.
“The proven leadership of Xerox in the Managed Print Services space provides
Office Depot customers with access to outstanding print service capabilities,
cross-Europe delivery opportunities, and leasing agreements for both Xerox and
non Xerox hardware,” said Mike Elbers, Vice President of Marketing and Merchandising
for Office Depot in Europe. “This exclusive partnership is the first European
offering of its kind to bring a multi-brand solution in office supplies and print
capabilities for our broad customer base.”
“Businesses are looking for guaranteed results in cost savings, meeting security
measures and achieving sustainability objectives. That’s why many are turning
to Managed Print Services, which uncovers hidden savings of all kinds,” said Douraid
Zaghouani, Senior Vice President, Xerox Europe, European Channels Group. “The
combination of Office Depot’s customer care focus and strong supply chain capabilities
and Xerox’s industry leadership and years of expertise in Managed Print Services,
will allow companies to focus on what matters most: their real business.”
To learn more about Xerox Managed Print Services available at Office Depot in
Europe, please visit http://www.officedepot.de/our-businesses/productsolutions/.
Interested customers can also email mps.de@officedepot.com.
About Xerox
Xerox Corporation is a $22 billion leading global enterprise for business process
and document management. Through its broad portfolio of technology and services,
Xerox provides the essential back-office support that clears the way for clients
to focus on what they do best: their real business. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., Xerox provides leading-edge document technology,
services, software and genuine Xerox supplies for graphic communication and office
printing environments of any size. Through ACS, A Xerox Company, which Xerox acquired
in February 2010, Xerox also offers extensive business process outsourcing and
IT outsourcing services, including data processing, HR benefits management, finance
support, and customer relationship management services for commercial and government
organizations worldwide. The 136,000 people of Xerox serve clients in more than
160 countries. For more information, visit http://www.xerox.com, http://news.xerox.com, http://www.realbusiness.com
or http://www.acs-inc.com. For investor information, visit http://www.xerox.com/investor.
About Office Depot
Celebrating 25 years as a leading global provider of office supplies and services,
Office Depot is Taking Care of Business for millions of customers around the globe.
For the local corner store as well as Fortune 500 companies, Office Depot provides
products and services to its customers through 1,600 worldwide retail stores,
a dedicated sales force, top-rated catalogs and a $4.1 billion e-commerce operation.
Office Depot has annual sales of approximately $12.1 billion, and employs about
41,000 associates around the world. The Company provides more office products
and services to more customers in more countries than any other company, and currently
sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 53 countries.
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