Office Depot to Help Customers Take Care of Business with Free Resume Copies and Faxing at Its Retail Stores

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and
services, is helping customers take care of business by offering customers free
copies of resumes and free faxing from April 19 to May 30,2009.

Customers will be able to participate in this special offer by visiting the
Design, Print, & Ship Depot center in any one of the more than 1,100 Office
Depot retail store locations nationwide. Office Depot is providing free copies
of resumes, up to 25 single-sided pages, as well as free faxing to five
different domestic numbers, up to 25 pages in total.

"Times are tough, and whether you are looking to make a career move or seeking
your first job out of school, Office Depot is helping our customers take care of
business by providing a valuable service free of charge," said George Hill,
Senior Vice President of Office Depot`s Design, Print, and Ship Depot. "From
paper and portfolios to custom printing and shipping, Office Depot is truly a
one-stop-shop for resume products and services."

Customers can choose to upgrade their resume paper selection to a color or
premium paper from Southworth for a nominal fee.

For more information, please visit your local Office Depot retail store location
or www.officedepot.com.

About Office Depot

Every day, Office Depot is Taking Care of Business for millions of customers
around the globe. For the local corner store as well as Fortune 500 companies,
Office Depot provides products and services to its customers through 1,713
worldwide retail stores, a dedicated sales force, top-rated catalogs and a $4.8
billion e-commerce operation. Office Depot has annual sales of approximately
$14.5 billion, and employs about 43,000 associates around the world. The Company
provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries
than any other company, and currently sells to customers directly or through
affiliates in 48 countries.

Office Depot`s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index. Additional press information
can be found at: http://mediarelations.officedepot.com.

Office Depot
Jason Shockley, 561-438-0037
jason.shockley@officedepot.com
or
Mindy Kramer, 561-438-4276
Mindy.Kramer@officedepot.com

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