DELRAY BEACH, FL.- January 17, 2007- At the Office Depot Success Strategies for Businesswomen Conference a few years ago, entrepreneur Nancy Michaels bid on and won a lunch meeting with executives at Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services. That one-hour lunch turned into a relationship between Michaels and Office Depot which is today known as Office Depot Web Workshops, web-based seminars focused on Small Business Strategies.

From this experience as well as six consecutive years of sold-out conferences in South Florida, Office Depot is well aware of the impact women entrepreneurs have on corporations as well as their local economies. Office Depot's learnings are supported by a recent report released by the Center for Women's Business Research which states that majority women-owned businesses are growing nearly twice as fast as the national average.

With states such as Florida, Texas, California, Illinois and Pennsylvania all listed by the Center in the top-ten for percentage of majority women-owned firms, Office Depot is expanding the 2007 Success Strategies for Businesswomen Conference from one location to six cities, including Orlando, FL; Dallas, TX; Orange County, CA; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; and Philadelphia, PA. The conference, recognized as one of the nation's most prominent events for women business owners and corporate female professionals, has been restructured into a one-day symposium packed with informative sessions, matchmaking opportunities, innovative best practices and an interactive EXPO. The theme of this year's conference is Branding Yourself for Unstoppable Success. For detailed event information or to register, please visit www.officedepotsuccess.com.

"The Office Depot Success Strategies for Businesswomen Conference is an invaluable resource for today's female professional," said Steve Odland, Chairman & CEO of Office Depot. "By expanding the conference to reach business leaders across the country, Office Depot is providing the tools needed to help educate, encourage and empower women to grow and ultimately achieve greater success in business."

This year's Success Strategies Conference will be produced and managed by eWomenNetwork, a Dallas based international women's business network widely recognized for the value of their programs and efforts designed to benefit women, along with support from Xerox, Ameriprise, MassMutual, Allstate, 3M, FranklinCovey, and Lexmark. The conference dates and locations include the following:

The cost of attending each conference is $195 per person. Attendees will receive access to the following: continental breakfast, networking luncheon and awards ceremony, networking dessert social and interactive EXPO.

Featured keynote speakers at all six events will include: Cynthia Kersey, performance and productivity expert and best-selling author of Unstoppable, which launched the theme of the conference; Sandra Yancey, award winning international business owner and author of Relationship Networking: The Art of Turning Contacts into Connections; Susan RoAne, author of best-selling books How to Work a Room and What Do I Say Next?; and George Fraser, successful business owner and author of critically acclaimed The Complete Guide to Effective Networking.

Office Depot's commitment to assisting women in business is guided year-round by a 15-member Women's Advisory Board, comprised of women business leaders from across the country. Additionally, Office Depot works with leading women's business associations and offers valuable resources, including the Success Strategies Connection e-Newsletter, Worklife Rewards Customer Loyalty programs and discount programs, online Business Resource Center and the Web Workshops.

About Office Depot

Office Depot provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other company.

Incorporated in 1986 and headquartered in Delray Beach, Fla., Office Depot has annual sales of nearly $15 billion, and employs approximately 50,000 associates around the world. Currently, the Company sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 42 countries.

Office Depot is a leader in every distribution channel -- from retail stores and contract delivery to catalogs and e-commerce. As of September 30, 2006, Office Depot had 1,121 retail stores in North America and another 323 stores, either company-owned, licensed or franchised, in other parts of the world. Office Depot serves a wide range of customers through a dedicated sales force, telephone account managers, direct mail offerings, and multiple web sites. With $4.2 billion in online sales during the last twelve months, the Company is also one of the world's largest e-commerce retailers.

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, Inc.

Office Depot, Inc.

Office Depot provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other company. Incorporated in 1986 and headquartered in Delray Beach, Fla., Office Depot has annual sales of nearly $15 billion, and employs approximately 50,000 associates around the world. Currently, the Company sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 42 countries. Office Depot is a leader in every distribution channel -- from retail stores and contract delivery to catalogs and e-commerce. Office Depot serves a wide range of customers through a dedicated sales force, telephone account managers, direct mail offerings, and multiple web sites.

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