LARGEST SPRINGFIELD AREA OFFICE FURNITURE AND/OR SUPPLY STORES

Researched by: Abby Beggerly & Melissa Wilson

Name Size of

Address Number of Sales Floor Number of Owner or Year Estab

Telephone / Fax Employees (sq ft.) locations new used lease rent General Manager Locally

1 Office Depot Inc

3111 S Glenstone / 65804 50+ 22,000 1 4 4 Jack Lorence, 1990

887-4482 / 887-4583 general manager

2 Office Max Inc

3500 S Glenstone / 65804 43 31,500 1 4 4 4 Don Paige, 1993

886-1011 / 886-1062 general manager

3 G & M Office Products2 Chuck and

1731 N Glenstone / 65803 26 85,000 3 4 4 Charlotte Headley, 1974

869-1069 / 869-3605 owners

4 Springfield's Office Plus

1618 N Stewart / 65801 23 7,000 1 4 4 4 4 4 Bill Abbott Sr, 1910

869-4685 / 869-4912 owner

5 Office Concepts of MO

1701-Q E Sunshine / 65804 22 3,000 1 4 Steven W Moore Sr, 1990

831-6482 / 831-6547 owner

6 Grooms Office Systems Inc

1301 E Montclair / 65804 21 12,400 2 4 4 H Olin Grooms, 1977

883-4646 / 883-7215 president / owner

7 Today's Office Inc

3861 South Ave / 65807 18 8,500 1 4 4 David Moles, 1964

883-9300 / 887-5992 general manager

8 The Posse Inc

Route 1, Box 334, Fair Grove / 65648 15 1,000 1 4 4 4 Carl E Lafoe, 1991

759-6100 / 759-6111 president

9 Ball Office Supply & Equipment

202 S Commercial, Branson / 65616 12 8,000 1 4 4 4 Debi Ball, 1955

334-3854 / 334-3884 owner

10 Thomas Brothers Office Furnishing

320 W Walnut / 65806 10 12,000 1 4 4 Tom Thomas, 1974

865-2876 / 865-0610 president

10 The Office Place

1349-Ste M S Glenstone / 65804 10 2,000 1 4 4 4 Jerry Henderson, 1978

883-3802 / 883-5915 owner

12 Furniture Max

3500 S Glenstone Ave / 65806 8 8,000 1 4 Clint Foster, 1976 886-7133 / 886-7303 manager

12 Moseley's Discount Office Products

431 South / 65806 8 2,000 1 4 4 4 Jeff Moseley, 1940

862-4474 / 831-9737 president

12 Sifford Office Products; Sifford Contract

Interiors; Executive Furniture Rental2 8 12,000 1 4 4 4 4 4 David Sifford, 1982

1939 E Phelps / 65802 owner

866-3100 / 866-5333

12 Stepping Stones

2925-D E Chestnut Expwy / 65802 8 4,000 1 4 4 4 4 Dave Fite, 1995

869-3669 / 866-5474 managing partner

16 BT Office Products International

4255 S Glenstone, Ste C / 65804 6 900 1 4 4 4 4 Eric Worley, 1995

890-1909 / 890-1093 owner

17 Center Stage

1454 S Glenstone / 65804 3 4,000 1 4 Elizabeth Lemon, 1992

889-6661 / 889-3463 owner

17 BOSS Office Supplies & Services Steve and

326-328 N Massey Blvd, Nixa / 65714 3 1,500 1 4 4 4 Suzanne Kruse, 1995

725-0900 / 725-0944 owners

19 E & M Office Supplies

503 E Maupin St, Bolivar / 65613 2 4,200 1 4 4 4 Ernie Presley, 1982

326-3728 / 326-8461 owner

50 percent or more of the company's business must come from office furniture and/or supplies to qualify for inclusion on this list. 1Businesses may sell other products or services not listed. 2G & M Office Products has two other stores located at 1904 S Glenstone and 311 E 7th, Joplin. Some companies deserving mention may have been omitted due to lack of information or deadline restrictions