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OPI TOP100 has been created, including into it most influental, perspective and progressive office products wholesalers from the whole world. Officeday is the first this field company in the Baltics which has received such a high valuation. „ This success was mainly achieved thanks to strategic alliance contract which was signed recently between Officeday and Europe largest office supplies wholesaler Lyreco for cooperation in international customer services, providing the best service in Baltics”, says Martins Cakste, Officeday Baltics CEO.

„Till this moment OPI has not mentioned about Baltics very often in their articles, mainly because of absence of more or less significant international competition in this region, but this situation has been changed together with partnership contract signing between Lyreco and Officeday”, writes OPI magazine, ” despite its small size and a total population of just 6.5 million people ( (roughly similar to that of Rio de Janeiro) it’s a surprisingly complex region with 3 different currencies and at least 4 several languages for communication. Officeday has succeeded across all three countries which is no mean feat.”

OPI magazine (Office Products International) is a leading industry media in the world with more then 50 000 readers in 110 countries. In their articles OPI is focusing on industry and market analysis, main industry developing tendencies, financial news and macroeconomic trends.

Office supplies leader Officeday is the biggest industry company in Baltics, offering customers stationery and office products, office equipment and furniture, as also office supply complex solutions. Officeday group has been created with the merge of several companies in Baltics. Despite of economical problems which together with economical crisis has reached company in 2009, as also dramatic sales reduction for about 40%, Officeday has managed to increase it’s revenues for 6% in 2012. At present Officeday employs more then 200 employees which together with more then 4000 m2 central warehouse in Riga, 8 Officeday-owned and 14 franchised retail shops in Lithuania and 2 retail shops in Latvia, makes Officeday leading it’s branch company in Baltics. Officeday sales turnover in 2012 was € 21 million.