Office Depot Launches New E-Commerce Site in Japan 

Office Depot has launched a new electronic commerce site for office supplies in Japan through its wholly owned subsidiary, Viking Office Products.

This new Web site in Japan incorporates many innovative features including Quick Order by Stock Number, which enables customers to enter catalog orders online and Supplies QuickFind, which helps customers identify the correct supplies for their business machines. It also functions on real-time inventory, keeping track of what is actually available and in stock.

The new Internet site will take advantage of the Company's existing infrastructure including merchandising, warehousing and distribution. This is Viking's fifth International Web site to be opened.

As of June 24, 2000, the Office Depot operated 855 office supply superstores in the United States and Canada, 27 office supply stores in France and seven stores in Japan. In addition the company had mail order and delivery operations in 14 countries outside of the United States and Canada, and under joint venture and licensing agreements, had 89 additional stores operating under the Office Depot name in six other foreign countries. 

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