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  Today's Date: Tuesday September 7, 2010    Current MMQB Index: 2897.35 -62.04 (-2.19%) on a volume of 1,829,779 shares. Year to Date Change: + 0.77%
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   Herman Miller Inc.
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   HNI
   Humanscale
   Inscape
   KI
   Kimball International, Inc.
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   Knoll Inc.
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   Merchandise Mart Properties
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   OfficeMax Inc.
   Steelcase Inc.
   Teknion Inc.
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   United Stationers, Inc.
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Wholesale Channel
Phipps Promoted to President and COO of United Stationers
Tuesday August 17, 2010 
Phipps will have leadership responsibility for all operating units and key strategic initiatives.

United Stationers Reports Increased Sales and Earnings
Friday July 30, 2010 
Net sales for the second quarter increased 5.3% to $1.22 billion, compared with $1.16 billion in the prior-year quarter.

United Stationers Receives Customer Satisfaction Award
Monday July 26, 2010 
United's ACT program involved gathering ongoing customer surveys and direct follow-ups with customers to review specific feedback.

United Stationers Offers New basyx/HON Chairs
Tuesday July 13, 2010 
Furniture Division announced Monday that it will offer two new basyx by HON chairs to resellers as a wholesale exclusive. Dealers can purchase the basyx HON Mesh and Leather Chair models from United Stationers.

United Stationers' New Rapid Replenishment Center
Monday May 24, 2010 
United Stationers has opened a West Coast Rapid Replenishment Center (RRC) in Sacramento to respond to growing demand for its Alera furniture brand in the region.

United Stationers Reports Increased Sales and Earnings for the First Quarter
Friday April 30, 2010 
Sales for the first quarter rose $33 million to $1.15 billion, representing a 3% increase over the prior-year quarter.

United Stationers' Latest Green Catalog
Monday March 29, 2010 
United Stationers renews its commitment to bring sustainable solutions to the marketplace with the release of its new 2010 Green Catalog

United Stationers Creates Furniture Division
Thursday March 4, 2010 
United Stationers Furniture Division, which will operate as a part of United Stationers Supply Co.

United Stationers Acquires MBS Dev
Tuesday March 2, 2010 
Acquisition will help United Stationers assist resellers with technology needs.

United Stationers Reports Fourth Quarter Sales Rose 3.3%
Thursday February 11, 2010 
Continued economic weakness negatively affected sales in the office furniture and industrial supplies categories, which fell 23% and 18%, respectively.

United Stationers to Acquire Assets of OfficeSource
Monday November 23, 2009 
United will acquire certain assets of bankrupt OfficeSource, Inc., a national wholesale distributor of office furniture.

United Stationers Reports Third Quarter Sales Fell 6.8%
Thursday October 29, 2009 
Revenue for the quarter was negatively affected by weak economic conditions across all product categories.

United Stationers Reports Second Quarter Sales Declined 7.4%
Friday July 31, 2009 
Weak macro-economic conditions contributed to revenue declines in furniture, industrial, technology and traditional office supplies.

United Stationers Launches United Content Services
Wednesday July 15, 2009 
United Content Services team leverages product data and search technology to improve consumer shopping experience.

CIRI Acquires Majority Interest in Officesource Inc.
Monday July 13, 2009 
The global recession severely impacted the office furniture market in late 2008, dramatically reducing demand, constricting credit and slowing OfficeSource's apparent growth.

United Stationers Announces 2010 Marketing Power
Monday June 29, 2009 
Enhancements such as customizable print and marketing materials are presented to each dealer customer in a series of three strategic "how-to" guidebooks, addressing topics such as customer retention, customer acquisition and revenue growth.

United Stationers Launches United EasyFlip Digital Web-Based Catalog
Monday May 18, 2009 
This digital web-based catalog allows users to browse, locate and purchase products online by flipping pages electronically.

United Stationers Sales Decline 9% in First Quarter
Friday May 1, 2009 
Company expects markets to remain weak in the near term.

United Stationers reports fourth quarter Sales Climbed 2.3%
Friday February 13, 2009 
Office furniture sales sank 20% in the quarter.

United Stationers to lay off 250
Tuesday January 27, 2009 
The staff cutbacks will generate a pretax charge of between $2.5 million and $3.5 million.

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