Office Peeps is our new name. But we’ve been around for years.
- 1959
- Cook’s Office Machines opens in Watertown, SD, selling and servicing Olivetti calculators. Remember those? Probably not.
- 1960s
- Cook’s is the top Olivetti calculator retailer in the U.S.
- 1970
- Cook’s now employs 15 people and becomes Cook’s Office Products, Inc.
- 1981
- A group of salespeople left Cook’s to form Office Systems, Inc (OSI). The company grows quickly, becoming a complete office solutions provider.
- 2004
- The owners of OSI purchase Cook’s, bringing the companies back together and creating a reserve of knowledge, expertise and purchasing power.
- 2009
- OSI changes its name to Office Peeps. The name highlights what’s unique and special about the company – its people.
- 2010
- Office Peeps purchased Office Necessities with its location in Huron – an exciting opportunity to add great people to the organization and grow in a nice community.
- 2018
- Central Business Supply located in Brookings & Madison, SD joined the Office Peeps family. This addition allowed us to expand with two new store locations and several fantastic associates.