United Stationers Inc.

United Stationers Inc. is a North American wholesale distributor of business products, with 2008 net sales of $5.0 billion. The company’s product line includes about 100,000 items from approximately 1,000 manufacturers, such as technology products, traditional office products, office furniture, janitorial and breakroom supplies and industrial products. Customers include nearly 30,000 resellers, including office products dealers; contract stationers; office products superstores; computer products resellers; office furniture dealers; mass merchandisers; mail order companies; sanitary supply, paper and foodservice distributors; drug and grocery store chains; e-commerce merchants; oil field, welding supply and industrial/MRO distributors; and other independent distributors.