DEERFIELD, Ill., March 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- United Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ: USTR) will report first quarter 2014 results on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, after close of market. In connection with the earnings release, United Stationers will host a conference call, which will also be broadcast over the Internet on Thursday, April 24, 2014, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. The press release containing the full text of the earnings announcement and accompanying financial tables, along with a financial slide presentation and other information relating to the call, will be available within the Investors section of United Stationers' website: unitedstationers.com.

To participate, callers within the U.S. and Canada should dial (888) 317-6016 and International callers should dial (412) 317-6016 approximately 10 minutes before the time of the call. Please provide the operator with the confirmation number: 10043281. To listen to the Webcast via the Internet, participants should visit the company's website at investors.unitedstationers.com at least 15 minutes prior to the event's broadcast. Interested parties can access an archived version of the call, which will also be located within the quarterly results page within investors.unitedstationers.com approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call.

Company Overview

United Stationers Inc. is a leading supplier of business essentials, with 2013 net sales of $5.1 billion. The company stocks a broad assortment of over 140,000 items, including technology products, traditional office products, janitorial and breakroom supplies, office furniture, and industrial supplies. The Company's network of 64 distribution centers allows it to deliver these products to approximately 25,000 reseller customers. This network, combined with United's breadth and depth of inventory, enables the Company to ship most products overnight to more than ninety percent of the U.S. and major cities in Mexico and Canada. For more information, visit unitedstationers.com.

United Stationers' common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol USTR.

For Further Information Contact:

Cody Phipps
President and Chief Executive Officer
or
Todd Shelton
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
United Stationers Inc.
(847) 627-7000

SOURCE United Stationers Inc.