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Contact: Sherry MacDonald
Phone: (703) 736-9666
E-mail: Sherry MacDonald

For Immediate Release 

                                   PLANET ANNOUNCES OFFICE SUPPLY AFFINITY PROGRAM
                    — Professional Landcare Network Partners with Staples to provide members
                                                                  with discounts on office products —

HERNDON, Va., June 4, 2008 — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is pleased to announce a partnership with office supply provider Staples Business Advantage®, which will provide substantial savings to all PLANET members. Staples Business Advantage is dedicated to meeting and exceeding the needs of PLANET members by being not only an office products provider, but also a strategic supplier partner, committed to operational excellence, continual process improvement, and providing the lowest total delivered cost.

Through this new program PLANET members will enjoy:

• An extra 5 percent off the prices in the already low-priced catalog
• A 50 percent average discount on more than 8,000 items available in the full-line catalog
• Dedicated account management and customer service
• Access to more than 1,700 Staples retail stores with corporate pricing
• Easy online ordering with unprecedented control
• Free next-day delivery on all orders placed by 5:00 p.m.

PLANET and Staples would like members to start saving money and making their office supply programs easy! For more information about this and other PLANET programs, contact the PLANET office at (800) 395-2522 or visit LandcareNetwork.org.

About PLANET:
PLANET is the association of members who create and maintain the QUALITY OF LIFE in communities across America. With more than 4,200 member companies and affiliates, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.

About Staples Contract:
Staples Contract is Staples’ fastest growing business with industry-leading, double-digit growth for the past eight years. The business serves mid-sized companies through Staples Business Advantage and Fortune 1000 companies through Staples National Advantage. Staples Contract works collaboratively with its customers enabling procurement professionals to efficiently manage procurement programs with low total delivered cost. Staples Contract has been certified by J.D. Power and Associates for delivering “An Outstanding Customer Service Experience” for four consecutive years.* More information is available at staplescontract.com.

*For J.D. Power and Associates Certified Call Center Program SM information, visit jdpower.com or call 1-866-842-7548.

About Staples:
Staples, Inc. invented the office superstore concept in 1986 and today is the world’s largest office products company. With 76,000 talented associates, the company is committed to making it easy to buy a wide range of office products, including supplies, technology, furniture, and business services. With 2007 sales of $19.4 billion, Staples serves consumers and businesses ranging from home-based businesses to Fortune 500 companies in 22 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Headquartered outside of Boston, Staples operates more than 2,000 office superstores and also serves its customers through mail-order catalog, e-commerce, and contract businesses. More information is available at staples.com.