United Stationers was established in 1922. As a top wholesale distributor in North America, United Stationers has sales of around $4.7 billion. The company has 64 distributions centers which stockpile roughly 100,000 items. United Stationers' commercial and contract business supplies include an array of products; merchants are provided a large selection of equipment, office merchandise, furniture, office furniture, janitorial and break room materials and industrial products such as wholesale school supplies. Aside from "giving customers what they expect" and "trying to deliver service they only dream about", United Stationers offers customers training and marketing programs to assist in growing their companies.