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      TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF</font><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman">THE
      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font><br><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date
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            STAPLES, INC.
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            Five Hundred Staples Drive, Framingham, MA
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Registrant&#8217;s
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      On November 15, 2011, Staples, Inc. announced its financial results for
      the quarter ended October 29, 2011.&#160;&#160;The full text of the press release
      issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1
      to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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      The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall
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      Exchange Act of 1934 (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;) or otherwise subject to the
      liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by
      reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange
      Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a
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      The exhibit listed on the Exhibit Index immediately preceding such
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            November 15, 2011
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            Mark A. Weiss
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            Assistant General Counsel
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      EXHIBIT INDEX<br><br>
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          99.1
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            Press release dated November 15, 2011.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Staples,
      Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2011 Performance</b></font>
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    <p>
      FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 15, 2011--Staples, Inc.
      (Nasdaq: SPLS) announced today the results for its third quarter ended
      October 29, 2011. Total company sales for the third quarter of 2011
      increased 0.5 percent to $6.6 billion compared to the third quarter of
      2010. Net income for the third quarter of 2011 increased 13 percent year
      over year to $326 million. Diluted earnings per share, on a GAAP basis,
      increased 18 percent to $0.47 from $0.40 achieved in the third quarter
      of 2010, and increased 15 percent compared to adjusted diluted earnings
      per share of $0.41 achieved in the third quarter of 2010.
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      &#8220;Our results in North America reflect our team&#8217;s ability to drive strong
      profit improvement in a tough environment,&#8221; said Ron Sargent, Staples&#8217;
      chairman and chief executive officer. &#8220;International results were weaker
      than expected as tight expense management was more than offset by very
      challenging top line trends.&#8221;
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      On a GAAP basis, third quarter 2011 operating income rate improved 25
      basis points to 8.12 percent compared to the third quarter of 2010.
      Excluding the impact of integration and restructuring expense in the
      prior year period, third quarter 2011 operating income rate improved 11
      basis points from 8.01 percent. This increase primarily reflects
      improved product margins, offset by increased supply chain costs and
      investments in labor to support growth initiatives.
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      The company&#8217;s effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2011 was 33.5
      percent, compared to 37.5 percent for the third quarter of 2010. The
      decrease in the effective tax rate was mainly due to the renewal of tax
      provisions during the fourth quarter of 2010 that allow for the deferral
      of income tax on certain foreign earnings.
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      The company generated operating cash flow of $1.1 billion and invested
      $244 million in capital expenditures year to date, resulting in free
      cash flow of $852 million for the first three quarters of 2011. At the
      end of the third quarter, the company had $2.3 billion in liquidity,
      including $1.1 billion in cash and cash equivalents.
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    <p>
      The company repurchased 10 million shares of its stock for $144 million
      under its buyback program during the third quarter and has repurchased
      29 million shares for $490 million year to date.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>North American Delivery</b>
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    <p>
      North American Delivery sales for the third quarter of 2011 were $2.6
      billion, an increase of 1.8 percent compared to the third quarter of
      2010. This primarily reflects double-digit sales growth in facilities
      and breakroom supplies and promotional products. Operating income rate
      increased 63 basis points to 9.5 percent compared to the third quarter
      2010. This increase primarily reflects improved profitability in the
      company&#8217;s Canadian businesses, as well as the facilities and breakroom
      supplies and promotional products businesses in the U.S., partially
      offset by investments in information systems and increased fuel expense.
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    <p>
      <b>North American Retail</b>
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    <p>
      North American Retail sales of $2.7 billion were flat compared to the
      third quarter of 2010. Third quarter 2011 comparable store sales
      declined one percent versus the third quarter of 2010, reflecting a one
      percent decrease in customer traffic and flat average order size.
      Operating income rate increased 12 basis points to 10.7 percent compared
      to the third quarter of 2010. This primarily reflects improved product
      margins, partially offset by increased labor expense and investments in
      growth initiatives. The company opened two stores and closed three
      stores in the U.S. and opened two stores in Canada, ending the third
      quarter of 2011 with 1,908 stores in North America.
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    <p>
      <b>International Operations</b>
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    <p>
      International sales for the third quarter of 2011 were $1.3 billion, a
      decrease of 1.9 percent in U.S. dollars, and a decrease of 7.0 percent
      on a local currency basis compared to the third quarter of 2010. This
      reflects a 12 percent decrease in comparable store sales in Europe and
      weak sales in Australia. Operating income rate decreased 136 basis
      points to 3.0 percent compared to the third quarter of 2010. This
      decrease primarily reflects deleverage of fixed costs in Australia and
      European Retail. The company opened one store in Germany during the
      third quarter of 2011. The International business ended the quarter with
      377 stores.
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      <b>Outlook</b>
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    <p>
      For the fourth quarter of 2011, the company expects to achieve flat to
      low single-digit sales growth compared to the same period of 2010 and
      expects to achieve diluted earnings per share on a GAAP basis in the
      range of $0.39 to $0.43. For the full year 2011, the company expects
      sales to increase in the low single-digits compared to 2010 and expects
      to achieve diluted earnings per share on a GAAP basis in the range of
      $1.38 to $1.42. Excluding the tax refund in the second quarter of
      approximately $21 million, or $0.03 per share, the company expects to
      achieve adjusted diluted earnings per share for the full year in the
      range of $1.35 to $1.39. Staples anticipates its effective tax rate for
      the full year will be 34 percent, excluding the second quarter tax
      refund.
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    <p>
      For the full year 2011, the company expects to generate more than $1
      billion of free cash flow after spending approximately $400 million in
      capital expenditures for investments in growth initiatives, systems, the
      integration of distribution networks in North America and Europe,
      remodels, and new stores. For the full year 2011, the company now
      expects to repurchase approximately $600 million of its stock, an
      increase from the company&#8217;s previous guidance of $300 million to $500
      million.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Presentation of Non-GAAP Information</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      This press release presents certain results both with and without the
      integration and restructuring expense associated with Corporate Express
      in 2010, certain results for 2010 and 2011 both with and without the
      impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and certain
      results with and without the impact of the tax refund in 2011. The
      presentation of results that excludes these items, as well as the
      presentation of free cash flow, are non-GAAP financial measures that
      should be considered in addition to, and should not be considered
      superior to, or as a substitute for, the presentation of results
      determined in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP
      financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial
      measures are provided below. Management believes that the non-GAAP
      financial measures presented provide a meaningful comparison to prior
      periods because the adjustments do not affect the on-going operations of
      the combined businesses. Management uses these non-GAAP financial
      measures to evaluate the operating results of the company&#8217;s business
      against prior year results and its operating plan, and to forecast and
      analyze future periods. Management recognizes there are limitations
      associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as they may
      reduce comparability with other companies that use different methods to
      calculate similar non-GAAP measures. Management generally compensates
      for the limitations resulting from the exclusion of these items by
      considering the impact of these items separately in GAAP as well as
      non-GAAP results. In addition, Management presents the most comparable
      GAAP measures ahead of non-GAAP measures and provides a reconciliation
      that indicates and describes the adjustments made.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <b>Today's Conference Call</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The company will host a conference call today at 9:00 a.m. (ET) to
      review these results and its outlook. Investors may listen to the call
      at <u>http://investor.staples.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>About Staples</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Staples is the world&#8217;s largest office products company and a trusted
      source for office solutions. The company provides products, services and
      expertise in office supplies, copy &amp; print, technology, facilities and
      breakroom, and furniture. Staples invented the office superstore concept
      in 1986 and now has annual sales of $25 billion, ranking second in the
      world in eCommerce sales. With 90,000 associates worldwide, Staples
      operates in 26 countries throughout North and South America, Europe,
      Asia and Australia, making it easy for businesses of all sizes and
      consumers. The company is headquartered outside Boston. More information
      about Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) is available at <u>www.staples.com/media</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      Certain information contained in this news release constitutes
      forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of
      The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including, but not
      limited to, the information set forth under &#8220;Outlook&#8221; and other
      statements regarding our future business and financial performance. Any
      statements contained in this news release that are not statements of
      historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements. You can
      identify these forward-looking statements by the use of the words
      &#8220;believes&#8221;, &#8220;expects&#8221;, &#8220;anticipates&#8221;, &#8220;plans&#8221;, &#8220;may&#8221;, &#8220;will&#8221;, &#8220;would&#8221;,
      &#8220;intends&#8221;, &#8220;estimates&#8221;, and other similar expressions, whether in the
      negative or affirmative. Forward-looking statements are based on a
      series of expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections which
      involve substantial uncertainty and risk, including the review of our
      assessments by our outside auditor and changes in management&#8217;s
      assumptions and projections. Actual results may differ materially from
      those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of risks
      and uncertainties, including but not limited to: global economic
      conditions could adversely affect our business and financial
      performance; our market is highly competitive and we may not be able to
      continue to compete successfully; our growth may strain our operations;
      we may be unable to continue to enter new markets successfully; our
      expanding international operations expose us to risk inherent in foreign
      operations; our effective tax rate may fluctuate; fluctuations in
      foreign exchange rates could lead to lower earnings; we may be unable to
      attract and retain qualified associates; our quarterly operating results
      are subject to significant fluctuation; if we are unable to manage our
      debt, it could materially harm our business and financial condition and
      restrict our operating flexibility; our business may be adversely
      affected by the actions of and risks associated with our third party
      vendors; our expanded offering of proprietary branded products may not
      improve our financial performance and may expose us to intellectual
      property and product liability claims; problems in our information
      systems and technologies may disrupt our operations; compromises of our
      information systems or unauthorized access to confidential information
      or our customers&#8217; or associates&#8217; personal information may materially
      harm our business or damage our reputation; various legal proceedings,
      third party claims, investigations or audits may adversely affect our
      business and financial performance; and those factors discussed or
      referenced in our most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with
      the SEC, under the heading &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; and elsewhere, and any
      subsequent periodic or current reports filed by us with the SEC. In
      addition, any forward-looking statements represent our estimates only as
      of the date such statements are made (unless another date is indicated)
      and should not be relied upon as representing our estimates as of any
      subsequent date. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements
      at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to
      do so, even if our estimates change.
    </p>
    <p>
      Financial information follows.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Share Data)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>October 29,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>January 29,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>ASSETS</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Current assets:</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,060,364
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,461,257
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Receivables, net
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,125,028
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,970,483
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Merchandise inventories, net
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,526,976
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,359,173
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Deferred income tax assets
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          283,294
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          295,232
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Prepaid expenses and other current assets
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          338,736
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          382,022
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total current assets</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,334,398
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,468,167
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Property and equipment:</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Land and buildings
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,075,719
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,064,981
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Leasehold improvements
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,330,277
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,328,397
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Equipment
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,398,539
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,287,505
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Furniture and fixtures
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,080,540
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,032,502
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total property and equipment</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,885,075
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,713,385
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,794,385
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,565,614
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Net property and equipment</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,090,690
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,147,771
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          481,477
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          522,722
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Goodwill</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,138,021
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,073,162
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Other assets</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          570,431
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          699,845
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total assets</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,615,017
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,911,667
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Current liabilities:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,337,331
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,208,386
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,437,944
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,497,851
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Debt maturing within one year
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          430,184
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          587,356
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total current liabilities</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,205,459
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,293,593
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Long-term debt</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,557,063
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,014,407
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Other long-term obligations</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          672,498
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          652,486
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Stockholders' Equity:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; no
          shares issued
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Common stock, $.0006 par value, 2,100,000,000 shares authorized;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          issued 918,764,252 shares at October 29, 2011 and 908,449,980 shares
          at January 29, 2011
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          551
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          545
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Additional paid-in capital
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,480,962
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,334,735
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,086
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (96,933
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Retained earnings
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,983,799
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,492,340
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Less: Treasury stock at cost, 218,550,765 shares at October 29, 2011
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          and 187,536,869 shares at January 29, 2011
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (4,299,473
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (3,786,977
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total Staples, Inc. stockholders' equity</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,172,925
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,943,710
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Noncontrolling interests
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,072
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,471
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total stockholders' equity</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,179,997
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,951,181
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total liabilities and stockholders' equity</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,615,017
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,911,667
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
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      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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        </div>
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="17">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <b>13 Weeks Ended</b>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <b>39 Weeks Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>October 29,</b>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>October 30,</b>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>October 29,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>October 30,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2010</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2010</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Sales
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,569,927
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,537,676
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,562,477
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,129,711
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,737,146
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,733,928
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,552,923
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,244,200
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Gross profit</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,832,781
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,803,748
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,009,554
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,885,511
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Operating and other expenses:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Selling, general and administrative
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,283,636
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,264,676
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,800,457
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,643,169
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Amortization of intangibles
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          15,957
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          15,628
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          49,443
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          45,913
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Integration and restructuring costs
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,019
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          51,545
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total operating and other expenses</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,299,593
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,289,323
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,849,900
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,740,627
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Operating income</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          533,188
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          514,425
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,159,654
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,144,884
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Other (expense) income:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Interest income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,810
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,045
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,788
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,706
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Interest expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (40,962
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (52,775
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (131,640
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (161,418
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other expense
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (3,681
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,824
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (4,238
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (7,059
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Consolidated income before income taxes</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          490,355
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          461,871
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,029,564
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          982,113
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Income tax expense
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          164,025
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          173,201
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          329,252
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          368,293
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Consolidated net income</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          326,330
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          288,670
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          700,312
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          613,820
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          (Loss) income attributed to noncontrolling interests
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (50
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (10
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (751
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,614
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Net income attributed to Staples, Inc.</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          326,380
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          288,680
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          701,063
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          607,206
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <i>Earnings Per Share:</i>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Basic earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.47
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.40
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.00
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.85
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.47
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.40
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.99
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.83
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Dividends declared per common share
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.10
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.09
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.30
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.27
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Weighted average shares outstanding:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px" valign="top">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          691,204,528
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          714,180,111
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          698,813,352
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          717,487,062
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 25.0px" valign="top">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          698,009,429
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          721,832,928
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          708,027,885
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          727,905,694
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <b>39 Weeks Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>October 29,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>October 30,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2010</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Operating Activities:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px" valign="top">
          Consolidated net income, including (loss) income from the
          noncontrolling interests
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          700,312
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          613,820
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px" valign="top">
          Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
          operating activities:
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          360,633
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          371,279
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Stock-based compensation
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          117,072
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          109,209
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,023
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Deferred income tax expense
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          127,328
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          152,505
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Other
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19,828
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (2,725
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          Changes in assets and liabilities:
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Increase in receivables
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (118,920
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (145,644
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Increase in merchandise inventories
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (146,023
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (134,132
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          58,692
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (17,307
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Increase in accounts payable
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          103,474
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          151,913
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="top">
          Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (133,249
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (141,484
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Increase in other long-term obligations
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,508
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          46,654
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Net cash provided by operating activities</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,095,632
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,004,088
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Investing Activities:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px" valign="top">
          Acquisition of property and equipment
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (243,740
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (245,802
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 5.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (39,065
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Net cash used in investing activities</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (243,740
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (284,867
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Financing Activities:</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and the sale of stock
          under employee stock
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          purchase plans
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          32,989
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          43,868
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Proceeds from borrowings
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          214,669
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          175,035
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Payments on borrowings, including payment of deferred financing fees
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (789,931
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (151,068
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Purchase of noncontrolling interest
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (3,591
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (360,595
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Cash dividends paid
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (209,604
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (194,856
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,023
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Purchase of treasury stock, net
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (512,496
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (285,713
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
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        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,266,941
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        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (773,329
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14,156
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8,010
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
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        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (400,893
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (46,098
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,461,257
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,415,819
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Cash and cash equivalents at end of period</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,060,364
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,369,721
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
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        </div>
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        <td colspan="17">
          &#160;
        </td>
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        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>Segment Reporting</b>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td>
          &#160;
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        <td>

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        <td>
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        <td>
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        </td>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <b>39 Weeks Ended</b>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>October 30,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>October 29,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>October 30,</b>
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2010</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Sales:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          North American Delivery
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,582,729
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,537,094
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,527,592
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,359,175
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          North American Retail
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,656,612
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,644,347
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,029,840
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,967,106
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          International Operations
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,330,586
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,356,235
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,005,045
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,803,430
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total segment sales</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,569,927
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,537,676
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,562,477
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,129,711
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Business Unit Income:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          North American Delivery
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          244,997
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          224,613
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          646,612
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          634,550
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          North American Retail
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          284,204
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          279,640
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          564,425
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          561,883
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
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        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          International Operations
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          39,589
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          58,771
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          65,689
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          109,205
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Business unit income</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          568,790
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          563,024
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,276,726
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,305,638
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Stock-based compensation
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (35,602
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (39,580
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (117,072
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (109,209
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Interest and other expense, net
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (42,833
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (52,554
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (130,090
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (162,771
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Integration and restructuring costs
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (9,019
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (51,545
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Consolidated income before income taxes</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          490,355
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          461,871
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,029,564
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          982,113
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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      <div>
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        </div>
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      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
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      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
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<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="18">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="18" valign="top">
          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="18" valign="top">
          <b>Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Income Statement Disclosures</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="18" valign="top">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="18" valign="top">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <b>13 Weeks Ended</b>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <b>October 29, 2011</b>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Operating</b><br><b>expenses</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>Operating income</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Consolidated</b><br><b>income before</b><br><b>income taxes</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>Income tax expense</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Net income</b><br><b>attributed to</b><br><b>Staples, Inc.</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          GAAP, as reported and adjusted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,299,593
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          533,188
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          490,355
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          164,025
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          326,380
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <b>13 Weeks Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <b>October 30, 2010</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Operating</b><br><b>expenses</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>Operating income</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Consolidated</b><br><b>income before</b><br><b>income taxes</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>Income tax expense</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Net income</b><br><b>attributed to</b><br><b>Staples, Inc.</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          GAAP, as reported
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,289,323
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          514,425
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          461,871
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          173,201
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          288,680
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Integration and restructuring costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (9,019
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,019
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,019
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,382
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,637
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Non-GAAP, as adjusted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,280,304
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          523,444
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          470,890
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          176,583
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          294,317
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <b>39 Weeks Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <b>October 29, 2011</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Operating</b><br><b>expenses</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>Operating income</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Consolidated</b><br><b>income before</b><br><b>income taxes</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>Income tax expense</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Net income</b><br><b>attributed to</b><br><b>Staples, Inc.</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          GAAP, as reported
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,849,900
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,159,654
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,029,564
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          329,252
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          701,063
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Tax refund
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          20,800
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (20,800
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Non-GAAP, as adjusted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,849,900
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,159,654
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,029,564
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          350,052
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          680,263
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <b>39 Weeks Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="16" valign="top">
          <b>October 30, 2010</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Operating</b><br><b>expenses</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>Operating income</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Consolidated</b><br><b>income before</b><br><b>income taxes</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Income tax expense</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Net income</b><br><b>attributed to</b><br><b>Staples, Inc.</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          GAAP, as reported
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,740,627
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,144,884
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          982,113
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          368,293
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          607,206
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Integration and restructuring costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (51,545
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          51,545
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          51,545
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19,329
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          32,216
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Non-GAAP, as adjusted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,689,082
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,196,429
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,033,658
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          387,622
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          639,422
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
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        </div>
      </div>
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        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="10">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="10" valign="top">
          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="10" valign="top">
          <b>Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Sales Growth</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="10" valign="top">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="8" valign="top">
          <b>13 Weeks Ended October 29, 2011</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Sales Growth</b><br><b>GAAP</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Impact of Local</b><br><b>Currency</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Sales Growth on a </b><br><b>Local Currency </b><br><b>Basis</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Sales:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          North American Delivery
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.8
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.2
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.6
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          North American Retail
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.5
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.8
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.3
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          International Operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1.9
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (5.1
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (7.0
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total sales</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.5
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1.5
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %)
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1.0
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="8" valign="top">
          <b>39 Weeks Ended October 29, 2011</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Sales Growth</b><br><b>GAAP</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Impact of Local</b><br><b>Currency</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Sales Growth on a </b><br><b>Local Currency </b><br><b>Basis</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Sales:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          North American Delivery
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.3
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.4
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.9
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          North American Retail
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.9
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1.1
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.2
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          International Operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.3
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (8.5
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (3.2
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Total sales</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.4
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (2.4
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.0
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      This presentation refers to growth rates in local currency so that
      business results can be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in
      foreign currency exchange rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period
      comparisons of Staples' business performance. To present this
      information, current period results for entities reporting in currencies
      other than U.S. dollars are converted into U.S. dollars at the prior
      year average monthly exchange rates.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>STAPLES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>Reconciliation of Operating Cash Flow to Free Cash Flow</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(Unaudited)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <b>39 Weeks Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>October 29, 2011</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>October 30, 2010</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net cash provided by operating activities
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,095,632
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,004,088
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Acquisition of property and equipment
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (243,740
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (245,802
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          <b>Free cash flow</b>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          851,892
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          758,286
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      Free cash flow is not defined under U.S. GAAP. Therefore, it should not
      be considered a substitute for income or cash flow data prepared in
      accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled
      measures used by other companies. The Company defines free cash flow as
      net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. It
      should not be inferred that the entire free cash flow amount is
      available for discretionary expenditures. The Company believes free cash
      flow is a useful measure of performance and uses this measure as an
      indication of the Company's ability to generate cash and invest in its
      business.
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      CONTACT:<br>Staples, Inc.<br><b>Media Contact:</b><br>Owen Davis,
      508-253-8468<br>or<br><b>Investor Contact:</b><br>Chris Powers/Kevin
      Barry, 508-253-4632/1487<br>
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