Helping Small Businesses Finish Out 2014 and Manage Their Holiday
To-Dos, Office Depot Will Provide Supplies and On-site Services Powered
By TaskRabbit
Now Through November 12, Small Businesses Can Enter to Win Holiday
Help from the Organizational and Task Experts
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- (Business Wire)
Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODP), a leading global provider of office
products, services, and solutions formed by the merger of Office
Depot and OfficeMax, today launched its Elf
Who Helps Small Business contest, designed to give small businesses
the opportunity to win the extra help they need to complete their
end-of-year to-do lists on time and on budget.
Holidays are a busy time for small businesses as they juggle daily
tasks, prepare for the close of the year and fit in holiday office
parties and business gifting. Office Depot and OfficeMax want to give
select small businesses the assistance they need. Powered by TaskRabbit,
a peer-to-peer marketplace that helps local users outsource everything
from household errands to skilled tasks, Elf Who Helps will give the
winning small businesses the boost they need to close out the year
feeling organized and ready to tackle 2015.
“From client holiday gifting to closing out the year’s financials, the
bustle of the holiday season for all businesses is about to begin, and
we have all heard it before that there is not enough hands to complete
the work, and that is exactly what Office Depot and OfficeMax will
deliver to 14 lucky winners,” said Eduardo Souchon, senior marketing
director for Office Depot, Inc. “With more time and money being spent
during the busy holiday season, we want to give back and make sure these
small businesses have what they need to boost their success into the new
year and beyond.”
Now through November 12, small business owners and employees can
participate by visiting the Elf
Who Helps website and submitting, in 150 words or less, what task
they need assistance with and how it will help them. Fourteen small
businesses will be selected to receive a variety of products and a
$1,000 gift card supplied by Office Depot and OfficeMax to organize
their businesses, as well as up to two days of on-site services from
TaskRabbit.
The Elf Who Helps Small Business is part of the overall ‘Office Depot
and OfficeMax Your Holiday Workshop’ campaign to ensure businesses and
individuals are prepared to give the right gifts to everyone on their
list and satisfy their everyday office needs, all at a one-stop shop and
at a great value. From gifts under $20 to personalized items such as
designer holiday and photo cards, photo canvases and calendars, and
convenient in-store mailing and shipping via UPS, FedEx and USPS, Office
Depot and OfficeMax have some of the seasons most sought after gifts and
services at great values. A go-to gift-giving headquarters, Office Depot
and OfficeMax will also have extended
shipping hours.
To enter the Elf Who Helps Small Business contest, please visit www.elfwhohelps.com.
Contest ends November 22 and winners will be announced on December 8.
Official contest rules are as follows: No purchase or payment necessary
to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning.
Void where prohibited by law or regulation. Contest is open to legal
US/DC residents (18) years of age or older and who either own or is an
employee of a small business are eligible to enter the Contest on behalf
of an eligible Small Business. Entry begins on 10/22/14 at 12:00:01 a.m.
EDT and ends on 11/12/14 at 11:59:59 p.m. EST. All eligible entries will
be judged to determine up to (14) winning entries. Winners announced
12/8/14. Sponsor: Office Depot, Inc., 6600 North Military Trail, C513B,
Boca Raton, FL 33496. For important terms, conditions and Official Rules
visit www.elfwhohelps.com.
About Office Depot, Inc.
Formed by the merger of Office Depot and OfficeMax, Office Depot, Inc.
is a leading global provider of products, services, and solutions for
every workplace – whether your workplace is an office, home, school, or
car.
Office Depot, Inc. is a resource and a catalyst to help customers work
better. We are a single source for everything customers need to be more
productive, including the latest technology, core office supplies, print
and document services, business services, facilities products,
furniture, and school essentials.
The company has combined pro forma annual sales of approximately $17
billion, employs more than 60,000 associates, and serves consumers and
businesses in 57 countries with more than 2,000 retail stores,
award-winning e-commerce sites and a dedicated business-to-business
sales organization – all delivered through a global network of wholly
owned operations, joint ventures, franchisees, licensees and alliance
partners. The company operates under several banner brands including
Office Depot, OfficeMax, OfficeMax Grand & Toy, Reliable and Viking. The
company’s portfolio of exclusive product brands include TUL, Foray,
DiVOGA, Ativa, WorkPRO, Realspace and HighMark.
Office Depot, Inc.’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select
Market under the symbol ODP. Additional press information can be found
at: http://news.officedepot.com.
About TaskRabbit
The pioneer in “service networking,” TaskRabbit
provides people and businesses with an easy, trusted and secure way to
get both everyday and skilled tasks done. A two-way marketplace,
TaskRabbit connects people who need help, with our ‘Taskers,’ a network
of 30,000 pre-approved and background-checked individuals, who have the
time and skills needed to complete the job, letting everyone live
smarter. TaskRabbit is a one-stop marketplace for home and office
services, including cleaning, handyman tasks, organization, deliveries,
and moving help. For more information, visit http://www.taskrabbit.com
or follow TaskRabbit on Twitter and Facebook.
Contacts:
Office Depot, Inc.
Owen Torres, 561-438-7059
owen.torres@officedepot.com
or
Office
Depot, Inc.
Sarah England, 561-438-1448
sarah.england@officedepot.com
Source: Office Depot, Inc.
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