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                                    ERRATUM

Dear Shareholder:

    Your attention is kindly directed to the last bulleted paragraph on page 6
in the enclosed proxy statement, which should read as follows:

    - a comparison of the revenue multiples of certain comparable companies
      (Amazon, eBay, Priceline, Onvia, Drugstore.com, Webvan, BarnesandNoble.com
      and Travelocity), which yielded valuations ranging from $380 million to
      $2.9 billion based on Staples.com's forecasted revenue for fiscal 2001;
      and