Office Depot, OfficeMax to merge in $1.17 billion deal

davidc@ccr-mag.com February 21, 2013

Office Depot will acquire OfficeMax in a $1.17 billion all-stock transaction to give both players more clout to compete against Staples and online competitors including Amazon. The Federal Trade Commission blocked a similar deal between Staples and Office Depot in 1997, but the office supply arena has seen a number of new competitors since then. Read The Bloomberg story here.

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Giant Food adds fast-casual restaurant to store

Giant Food has paired with area restaurant chain Nalley Fresh to open its first fast-casual eatery in Giant’s Ellicott City, Maryland store. Nalley Fresh will offer bowls, salads and wraps at the location starting today and will fill third-party delivery orders via UberEats and DoorDash.