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Exhibit 32.1

 

Principal Executive Officer Certification

 

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Staples, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended October 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Ronald L. Sargent, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

 

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

/s/ Ronald L. Sargent

Dated:

November 30, 2009

Ronald L. Sargent

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)