Marks the Tenth Consecutive Year Office Depot Has Received The
Nationally Acclaimed “Partners of Choice” Award from David Weekley Homes
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2015--
Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODP), a leading global provider of office
products, services, and solutions, and parent company of Office
Depot and OfficeMax, today was recognized for its outstanding product
quality and service by David Weekley Homes, the nation’s largest
privately held home builder. This marks the tenth consecutive year that
Office Depot has received the esteemed “A,A Partners of Choice” award
given this year to only 15 of the home builder’s suppliers.
“Office Depot is very appreciative of the David Weekley Homes ‘Partners
of Choice’ award. Honors such as this showcase Office Depot’s continued
customer-centric philosophy,” said Steve Calkins, executive vice
president, business solutions division for Office Depot, Inc. “We are
committed to providing great value on supplies and services to help our
customers efficiently operate and grow their business.”
Now in its twelfth year, the “Partners of Choice” award is handed out to
suppliers based on their quality and service as rated by David Weekley
Homes' team members on a quarterly basis. The award is based on a
comprehensive supplier evaluation platform, the heart of which is the
“National Trading Partner Survey.” Approximately 200 companies
participate in the program that allows team members to rate the
suppliers’ effectiveness in delivering quality and service to the
organization.
“Due to the length and breadth of our process there are no shortcuts to
success,” said Bill Justus, vice president supply chain services for
David Weekley Homes and executive sponsor of the supplier evaluation
platform. “As an award winner, our friends at Office Depot had to
successfully manage thousands of transactions throughout the year.
Through their actions they have proven to be world-class in delivering
quality and service to our team.”
In compiling the results of the National Trading Partner Survey, each
company’s numeric scores are averaged, and then an alpha rating is
assigned relative to its ranking as compared with all of Weekley’s other
national trading partners. Alpha ratings range from A to F in 20 percent
increments. The “Partners of Choice” Award is presented to suppliers who
maintained either an “A,A” rating for both quality and service for the
previous twelve months or an “A” rating in either quality or service.
Office Depot has been a partner of David Weekley Homes since 2002,
providing office
supplies and services.
About Office Depot, Inc.
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 annual sales of approximately $16 billion, employs
approximately 56,000 associates, and serves consumers and businesses in
56 countries with approximately 1,800 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, Brenton
Studio, 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 David Weekley Homes
David Weekley Homes, founded in 1976, is headquartered in Houston and
operates in 20 cities across the United States. David Weekley Homes was
the first builder in the United States to be awarded the Triple Crown of
American Home Building, an honor which includes “America’s Best
Builder,” “National Housing Quality Award” and two-time recipient of
“National Builder of the Year.” Weekley has also appeared nine times on
FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list. Since
inception, David Weekley Homes has closed more than 75,000 homes. For
more information about David Weekley Homes, visit the company’s website
at www.davidweekleyhomes.com.
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Source: Office Depot, Inc.
Office Depot, Inc.
Sarah England, 561-438-1448
sarah.england@officedepot.com
