Office chains up RTA. (leading office supply stores increase their ready-to-assemble furniture offerings)

HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, July, 1995 by Allegrezza, Ray

Staples, OfficeMax and Office Depot are planning to increase the size of their office furniture departments as the result of increased sales in this area. During 1994, OfficeMax's furniture sales represented 13% of its total sales, while Staples' furniture sales represented 10% of its total. Most of the stores will carry a wider assortment of furniture, ranging from office furniture to home office furniture.

NEW YORK - Banking on the ongoing success they've had selling ready-to-assemble office furniture, Office Depot, Staples and OfficeMax all have moved forward with aggressive furniture-merchandising strategies designed to keep their cash registers ringing.

Last year, RTA furniture represented 13 percent of Office Depot's $4.2 billion in sales. OfficeMax, which...

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