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Office 1 store in Sofia, Bulgaria | |
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Retail, Wholesale, Franchise |
Founded | 1989 |
Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Products | Office supplies, Furniture, Electronics, Stationery |
Website | www |
Office 1 International, Inc. (Office 1) is an international franchise company established in Florida, USA and currently present in 27 countries including Bulgaria, France, and Greece. It has over 600 locations.[ citation needed ] Office 1 was founded in 1989 by Mark Baccash. In 2018, Panda Cooperation acquired all the trademark rights of the Office 1 Superstore portfolio.
In 1998, the chain entered the Bulgarian market when Panda Cooperation received a master franchise for the territory of Bulgaria. The first Bulgarian Office 1 Superstore opened in 1998 in Sofia. Office 1 Superstore is the largest chain of stores for office supplies in Bulgaria[ citation needed ] with an extensive network of sub-franchisees and own stores.
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