Office Depot Offers Smart Values on Back to School Supplies to Help Students and Teachers Prepare on a Budget

Store Shelves Nationwide Filled with the Season`s "Must Have" Styles and
Technology
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and
services, is helping students and teachers go back to school smarter this year
by providing a large assortment of the season`s latest styles and designs - all
at a great value.

Starting this week, customers can head to an Office Depot retail store to find
the "must-have" back to school items for heading back to the classroom. The
fashionable backpacks and totes, trend-setting technology products,
interchangeable accessories and exclusive designs available at the more than
1,100 retail locations nationwide make Office Depot the one-stop-shop for
customers looking for budget-friendly school supplies.

"We are committed to helping parents, teachers and students shop smarter this
year for back to school by offering the best values, affordable options, and the
core supplies on their classroom lists," said Chuck Rubin, President of Office
Depot`s North American Retail Division. "It is important that we are sensitive
to our customers given the current economic climate because everyone is trying
to make their budget dollars stretch farther."

Office Depot has all the items on the school lists, and the hottest products and
brands that students want heading back to the classroom, including the items
that let students express their unique personalities and styles. This year`s top
trends for back to school include:

Value Packed

Office Depot is dedicated to providing students and teachers with the supplies
they need at a price they can afford, and will even feature special offers on
some core school supplies for less than $1 throughout the season. Specific sale
items and prices will be listed each week in the Office Depot Sunday circular.

Fun Fashion

Office Depot has a fantastic lineup of mix and match products, with a vast
assortment of coordinated and interchangeable designs. Students will find all of
the season`s "must-haves," including exclusive designs not available anywhere
else. These include:

* Backpacks: Office Depot is this year`s back to school destination for
backpacks. Design your own with "Project Backpack" (www.myprojectbackpack.com)
from Office Depot and Sharpie and proudly show your personality, or support the
Jonas Brothers, Spiderman, or Transformers with the special line of licensed
backpacks available at Office Depot.
* Locker Accessories: Students can organize their lives and accessorize their
space with a wide variety of essential locker products from Office Depot. Use
locker shelves, magnet clips, hanging organizers and dry erase boards in hip and
fun designs to help make organization stylish and functional.
* Mix and Match Fashion Products: Students can show off their personality with
the hottest colors and designs in notebooks, pencil pouches and folders from
Mead and Gartner. New styles include Geo Dots, Paisley, Rocker Girl, and many
more.

* Fashion Binders: Infuse a little fun into your three-ring binders this back to
school season. Wilson Jones` new line of fashion and specialty binders enables
students to mix and match products to meet their individual style, all at a
great price. Patterns and styles include Preppy Argyle, Sunflowers, and Brights
with matching binder accessories to mix or match.
* Stretchable Book Covers: Make a fashion statement and protect important books
using Office Depot`s colorful and bold book covers now available in trendy and
cool patterns and designs.

Hi, Tech!

Technology is changing the way students learn, and that`s why Office Depot
offers a variety of technology products and accessories for the school year at a
price that will fit nearly every budget. Top technology products include:

* Laptop Computers: Office Depot carries a number of national brand laptops that
are portable and durable, including the Hewlett Packard Pavilion 12.1"
Widescreen Notebook. These laptops allow students to do homework, edit videos,
check e-mail or listen to music from anywhere, all at a price parents can
afford.
* Flash Drives: Students can have their homework, notes, and projects quickly
accessible no matter where they are with an Ativa Flash Drive from Office Depot.
Office Depot has a great selection of different patterns, colors and designs to
help students remain stylishly productive while on-the-go.
* Calculators: High-tech and stylish calculators can help students ace a class,
but they don`t have to break the bank. Available in funky designs and styles,
Office Depot provides more than 20 different varieties in bright, bold colors,
and wacky, fun patterns, like the Texas Instruments TI 84+ Silver or Pink
Edition.
* Video Cameras: Students can do school projects, upload videos to YouTube or
take pictures of their friends in a flash with their own video camera. Office
Depot carries all the newest technology, such as the Kodak Zi6 Pocket Video
Camera, that are a great investment and simple to use.

For Office Depot store locations, please click on Office Depot: Your Local
Office Supply Store to find locations near you.

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 1,604
worldwide retail stores, a dedicated sales force, top-rated catalogs and a $4.6
billion e-commerce operation. Office Depot has annual sales of approximately
$14.5 billion, and employs about 42,000 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
Emanate PR
Kristen Commander, 312-228-6831
Kristen.Commander@emanatepr.com

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