United Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ (GS): USTR)

1 Parkway N. Blvd., Ste. 100
Deerfield, IL 60015-2559 (Map)
Phone: 847-627-7000
Fax: 847-627-7001
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Overview

Don't think that United Stationers is just another paper pusher. The company is the leading wholesale distributor of office supplies and equipment in North America, offering more than 100,000 products to about 30,000 customers. Through operating units United Stationers Supply, Lagasse, and ORS Nasco, United Stationers supplies such items as business machines, computer products and peripherals, janitorial supplies, and office products and furniture. It also offers niche products for such markets as education and health care. United Stationers sells primarily to resellers through catalogs and over the Internet, as well as through its direct sales force.

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Key financials for United Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ (GS): USTR)

Company Type Public (NASDAQ (GS): USTR)
Fiscal Year-End December
2008 Sales (mil.) £3,443.9
1-Year Sales Growth 7.3%
2008 Net Income (mil.) £68.0
1-Year Net Income Growth (8.2%)
2008 Employees 5,800
1-Year Employee Growth (4.9%)
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Chairman Frederick B. (Fred) Hegi Jr.
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President, CEO, and Director Richard W. Gochnauer
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SVP and CFO Victoria J. Reich
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  • #475 in FORTUNE 500
  • S&P 600
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