Article: Economic Anxieties Fuel Staples Back-to-School Campaign.

Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), the world's largest office products company and a top retail destination for back to school, is launching its back-to-school advertising and marketing campaign by empathizing with the economic anxieties of the American shopper.

The new 15-second TV spots, created by McCann Erickson, New York, use humor to establish Staples' low-price position and reinforce the brand equity of the iconic Staples(R) Easy Button(R). The commercials begin airing nationally on Sun., July 27, 2008. Targeting both moms and teens, Staples is speaking honestly and realistically to customers faced with rising prices of jeans, groceries and gasoline.

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