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Staples, Inc. Names Mark Mettler Senior Vice President, Merchandising

Wednesday 30. January 2008 - Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) today announced the appointment of Mark Mettler to senior vice president, general merchandising manager, consumer technology and seasonal supplies. Mettler reports to Jevin Eagle, Staples' executive vice president of merchandising.

“Mark brings 25 years of retail experience and a wealth of merchandising knowledge to Staples,” said Eagle. “In this new role on our merchandising team, he will drive innovative and differentiated product assortments in our growing consumer technology and seasonal office supply categories.”

Mettler previously served as vice president, general merchandise manager at Sears Roebuck and Company. He joined Sears in 1993 and assumed increasing levels of responsibility for merchandising across product categories. Prior, Mettler was divisional sales manager at Filene’s, a division of May Department Stores, with responsibility for a wide range of soft and hard line merchandise categories. He began his career in 1983 as a buyer at Jordan Marsh, a division of Federated Department Stores.