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	CATEGORIES ABOUT GRAND AMP; TOY
	retail companies of canada

	APPAREL
	BABY
	BEAUTY
	BOOKS
	CAR TOYS
	CELL PHONES
	DVD'S
	ELECTRONICS
	GOURMET FOOD
	GROCERIES
	HEALTH & PERSONAL
	HOME & GARDEN
	JEWELRY
	MUSIC
	MUSIC INSTRUMENTS
	OFFICE PRODUCTS
	SOFTWARE
	SPORTING GOODS
	TOOLS & HARDWARE
	TOYS
	VIDEO GAMES
	SHOPPING HOME
	MORE SHOPPING...

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	Company Type	Subsidiary
	Company Slogan	Get In, Get Out, Get Busy
	Foundation	Toronto, Ontario 1882
	Location	Toronto, Ontario
	Key People	Garry Wood, President (Aug 2005–)
	Num Employees	27001
	Products	Paper, Office Supplies, Computer Supplies
	Revenue	<!-- not reported separately in OfficeMax financials -->
	Homepage	http://wwwgrandandtoycomwwwgrandandtoycom

Grand & Toy is a Canadian office supplies chain, founded in 1882 by James Grand as a home-based stationery printing business. A year later, Grand partnered with his brother-in-law, Samuel Toy, to open their first retail store in Toronto .²

In 1996 Grand & Toy was purchased by Boise Office Solutions (BOS), a US based international office supplies distributor, for $104 million USD .³


BRIEF HISTORY

• 1882 - Company founded in Toronto


• 1895 - Toronto head office established on Wellington Street


• 1926 - 1st retail store opened at 332 Bay Street, Toronto (closed 1981 )


• 1955 - Head office moved to Don Mills


• 1962 - First computer installed


• December 1964 - First million dollar month


• November 1987 - First 20 million dollar month


• June 1990 - Cara Operations Limited acquires G & T


• February 1996 - Boise Cascade Office Products acquires G & T


• May 1998 - Vaughan, Ontario distribution center & Toronto branch opened


• 2003 - Boise purchases OfficeMax


• 2004 - Boise divests paper and wood products manufacturing and building materials distribution businesses, and renames itself OfficeMax⁴

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