Office 1 Superstores International Inc. (OFFICE 1) Was founded in 1994 as a franchise retail chain selling office products and supplies including office furniture and electronics.[1] The company is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida with international operations being run from a central office and warehouse in Sofia, Bulgaria. The company uses multiple channels of distribution to reach customers including stationery retail stores, telemarketing, direct mail, e-commerce and contract sales. The logo of OFFICE 1 communicates the company philosophy: All your office needs under one roof.
OFFICE 1 expanded its operations through master franchises in Europe and Asia, as well as Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and at peak had retail stores in 25 countries. Post the 2008 economic crisis and the worldwide decline in demand for office products due to the move to digital and the inroads of Ecommerce, the company retrenched and a number of vulnerable markets were closed such as Italy, Slovenia and Iceland while some others were consolidated focusing on Ecommerce.