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Office Depot parent company to be acquired

Office supplies group ODP, parent of Office Depot and OfficeMax, will go private in a $1bn deal with Atlas Holdings. The transaction, backed by ODP’s board, reflects its shift towards B2B services amid rising ecommerce competition and retail pressures.

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