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Office Depot Delivers 2,000 Turkeys to Families Throughout South Florida
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2006--Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today is delivering 2,000 turkeys to community shelters, soup kitchens and other non-profit organizations in Boynton Beach and Delray Beach...
Timberland Unveils First Facility-Level Sustainability Report
STRATHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2006--Timberland today announced the availability of its first factory-specific sustainability report to all stakeholders, industry leaders and consumers. The Facility Report details baseline performance information for the compa...
Safeway Raises Record $8.3 million in October to Support Breast Cancer Research and Education Charities
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2006--Safeway Inc.(NYSE:SWY) announced today that it raised $8.3 million during the company's annual Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, bringing the total amount raised by Safeway for the important cause to nearly $25 million s...
NASCAR Star Carl Edwards and Office Depot Deliver $100,000 in Technology and Classroom Supplies to Elementary School Hit Hard by Hurricane Katrina
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2006--Students at Earl Travillio...
Office Depot Launches The Green Book in Six Countries
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2006--Office Depot (NYSE:ODP),...
Safeway Kicks Off Fifth Annual Breast Cancer Fundraising Campaign
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2006--Safeway Inc (NYSE:SWY) today launched its 2006 Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign with a goal of raising $6 million in October for a range of breast cancer research and treatment programs in its operating areas. In the last fo...
Timberland Revitalizes Global Communities as Part of 9th Annual Serv-a-Palooza; 6,300 Volunteers to Positively Impact More Than 150 Communities in 32 Countries
STRATHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2006-- Timberland employees and community partners will join forces today to improve more than 150 local communities from Istanbul, Turkey to Steamboat Springs, Colorado as part of the company's 9th annual "Serv-a-palooza," a worldw...
CVS/pharmacy to Offer Flu Vaccinations in 4,500 Stores
Woonsocket, Rhode Island: CVS/pharmacy announced today that it will offer flu vaccinations in approximately 4,500 stores across the country. The clinics will begin on Wednesday, September 20 and continue through mid-November. For dates, times and specific locations, custo...
EPA-Funded Standard Gives Lenovo Green Thumbs-Up; Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gives High Marks to 42 Lenovo PCs and Monitors
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2006--Lenovo today announced that its line of ThinkPad notebooks, ThinkCentre desktops and ThinkVision monitors have received high ratings from EPEAT, a procurement tool funded by the Environmental Protection Agenc...
CADCA to Honor Office Depot at CADCA to Honor Office Depot at Drug-Free Kids Awards Dinner
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2006--Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) will name Office Depot "Humanitarian of the Year" for its commitment to keeping America's youth safe and drug free. The prestigious award will be presented at CADCA's Annual Drug-F...