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The
Viking Office Products brand has been operating in Australia since
November 1993. Since then we have become the largest Direct Marketer
of office supplies in the country, and are a leader in the Office
Supply industry. We currently have two full service Distribution
Centers, located in Sydney and Melbourne.
Our
Viking website opened in August 2000, just prior to the Sydney 2000
Summer Olympics. The site is based on our International platform,
and offers our full assortment for overnight (or even same day)
delivery to most of the country. Approximately 5% of all orders
taken come through the site.
In
May 2001 Office Depot acquired Sands & MacDougal, a regional Contract
Stationer headquartered in Western Australia. In addition to providing
contract operations for several hundred large customers in Western
Australia, eight retail stores also provide supplies to smaller
businesses and retail customers. Also, the existing Sands warehouse
will allow Viking customers to get overnight, or same day delivery,
much improved over the previous 4-5 day delivery time from our east
coast warehouse.
Fun
Facts:
Below
is a list of words that are unique to Australia and their translation.
barbie
= barbecue
roo = kangaroo
mozzie = mosquito
chook = chicken
jambuck = sheep
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lollie
= candy
grouse = fantastic
dag = nerd
tellie = tv |
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