HP replaces Gateway in OfficeMax stores

Hewlett-Packard and OfficeMax announced a deal Monday that will make HP the sole brand of computers sold through the office products chain. HP replaces Gateway, which said last month it was retreating from a deal that put Gateway Country stores inside 1,000 OfficeMax stores.

Under the multiple-year deal with HP, OfficeMax will have display models of HP computers and a kiosk that allows people to customize and order an HP computer online. OfficeMax, which will also sell HP computer's through its OfficeMax.com Web site, will get a percentage of each computer sale, OfficeMax spokesman Steve Baisden said. Full story. --Ian Fried, Special to ZD Inter@ctive Investor