Released on = July 20, 2006, 10:41 am

Press Release Author = Purcell International Group

Industry = Transportation & Logistics

Press Release Summary = Management Consultants / Executive Search Firm, Purcell
International Group, announces the successful completion of a retained search for
Staples,Inc. for a Distribution Center General Manager; lead by Vice President &
Partner, Dan Massara.

Press Release Body = Executive Search completed at Staples, Inc.

San Diego, California, July 5, 2006-- Management Consultants / Executive Search
Firm, Purcell
International Group, announced today the successful completion of a retained search
for Staples,Inc. for a Distribution Center General Manager; lead by Vice President &
Partner, Dan Massara.

This Distribution Center Manager has been hired to run the operations of the new
automated
440,000 square foot facility in Beloit, Wisconsin. Staples, Inc. (SPLS) is a
publicly-traded, $16 Billion retailer who is #1 in the office products industry. The
new company-owned building will service all of Staples contract and commercial
accounts in the upper Midwest and will include the Chicago,Milwaukee and Minneapolis
markets.

Purcell International Group was also instrumental in a recently completed Staples,
Inc. search for a Distribution Center General Manager in London, Ohio. The 500,000
square foot fulfillment building is one of the largest in their logistics network.

About Purcell International Group:
Purcell International Group is a leader in management consulting/executive search &
recruitment;conducting several senior to mid-level searches for its clients. Purcell
International Group is the premier executive search firm with search services
ranging from senior officer executive search in senior & middle management; with an
emphasis in Distribution, Logistics, Supply Chain, Transportation and Manufacturing.

About Staples, Inc.
Staples, Inc. founded the office supplies superstore industry when it opened the
Staples first store in Brighton, Massachusetts on May 1, 1986. Today, Staples is the
world\'s leading seller of office products with $16.1 billion in sales in 2005. The
Staples, Inc. Home Office is located west of Boston in Framingham Massachusetts.
Staples' 69,000 associates make it easy for businesses of all sizes to buy the
supplies, business machines, technology and services they need to run their
business. Staples operates three business segments: North American Retail, North
American Delivery and
International Operations.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Purcell International Group, San Diego
Stacy Rini, Managing Partner
Tel: 858.292.3280 x108
srini@purcellintl.com

Web Site = http://www.purcellintl.com

Contact Details = Stacy Rini
Managing Partner
9635 Granite Ridge Drive, Ste. 120
San Diego, CA 92123
Main: 858.292.3280
Fax: 858.292.3273