Video: OfficeMax and Peter Walsh Launch Organization Line - [IN]Place(TM) System...

Video: OfficeMax and Peter Walsh Launch Organization Line - [IN]Place(TM)
System by Peter Walsh

OfficeMax brings Peter Walsh's organizational expertise to the workplace with
affordable, effective solutions for workspace clutter

NAPERVILLE, Ill., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- OfficeMax(R) Incorporated (NYSE:
OMX), a leader in office products and services, and nationally renowned
organizational expert, Peter Walsh, are collaborating to help busy
professionals overcome clutter and chaos in their workspace. The [IN]Place(TM)
System by Peter Walsh, available exclusively at OfficeMax retail stores and
officemax.com, brings a new level of flexibility, portability and visibility
to workplace organization.

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Focusing on real-world work environments and common work habits, the [IN]Place
System by Peter Walsh provides real solutions that boost workspace
organization, efficiency and productivity. "Organization is about
personalization and finding the right solution that fits an individual's work
style," said Walsh, who is also a former educator and best-selling author. "My
new line for OfficeMax features a variety of intuitive products that
effectively address diverse organizational needs and challenges and transform
a chaotic workspace into organizational bliss."

Reflecting his own organizational philosophy, Walsh's new collection uses
color coding as a foundational element. The flexibility of Post-It(TM) Super
Sticky notes, clip tabs and an erasable marker all allow for each product to
be quickly and easily labeled. Products within the [IN]Place System by Peter
Walsh include a portable file tote, a rolling case file, an expanding file, a
hanging file, a sleek and sturdy document wallet, and durable file folders,
all of which are tools that support workspace organization at home, work or on
the road.

"Peter Walsh brings a fresh, innovative viewpoint to workplace organization,
and we're very pleased to infuse his organizational expertise into his new
product line," said Ryan Vero, executive vice president and chief
merchandising officer for OfficeMax. "We believe that everyone has the
potential to do their best work, not someday, but every day. Working with
Peter Walsh is enabling OfficeMax to create the right tools to help our
customers achieve their full potential."

Peter Walsh is a nationally renowned expert in organizational design and
living, accomplished author and motivational speaker. Walsh is best known for
authoring four best-selling books on organization and clutter and as a regular
guest on TLC's Clean Sweep, The Oprah Winfrey Show and Oprah & Friends Sirius
XM Radio where he has shared expert advice for combating clutter since 2006.

To learn more about Peter Walsh's new product line -- [IN]Place(TM) System by
Peter Walsh -- available exclusively at OfficeMax, please visit
www.inplacesystem.com.

About OfficeMax
OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) is a leader in both business-to-business
office products solutions and retail office equipment. The OfficeMax mission
is simple. We help our customers do their best work. The company provides
office supplies and paper, in-store print and document services through
OfficeMax ImPress(R), technology products and solutions, and office furniture
to consumers and to large, medium and small businesses. OfficeMax customers
are served by more than 30,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs,
e-commerce and more than 1,000 stores. For more information, visit
OfficeMax.com.

About Peter Walsh
Born and raised in Australia, Peter Walsh moved to Los Angeles in 1994 to
launch a corporation to help businesses improve their employees' job
satisfaction and effectiveness. He considers himself to be
part-contractor/part-therapist in his approach to helping individuals attain
their goals. When not wading through clutter and large-scale disorganization,
Peter divides his time between his work in Los Angeles and visiting Australia
as frequently as possible. Peter's passions include mid-century architecture
and design, home renovation and transforming chaos into order. Peter is a New
York Times bestselling author and undisputed expert on organization. All of
his books have been published by Free Press. The titles include:
-- Enough Already!: Clearing Mental Clutter to Become the Best You by
Peter
Walsh (Mar 3, 2009)
-- Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?: An Easy Plan for Losing
Weight
and Living More by Peter Walsh (Nov 11, 2008)
-- It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less
Stuff by Peter Walsh (Nov 6, 2007)

-- How to Organize (Just About) Everything: More Than 500 Step-by-Step
Instructions for Everything from Organizing Your Closets to Planning a
Wedding to Creating a Flawless Filing System by Peter Walsh (Dec 28,
2004)

Press Contact:
William Bonner
630-864-6066

Jennifer Rook
630-864-6057

SOURCE OfficeMax Incorporated

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