April 14, 2009: Amazon.co.uk has announced the launch of its new Office store (www.amazon.co.uk/office) – a one-stop shop for thousands of Office products and supplies.

A whole host of major brands including Post-it, Bostik, Casio, Pukka Pads, Cross, Staedtler and Helix feature in the vast selection of products available directly from Amazon.co.uk or via third party merchants.

‘Amazon’s aim is to have everything you could possibly want for the home office under one virtual roof,’ said Brian McBride, Managing Director of Amazon.co.uk Ltd. ‘From paper and printer labels to storage solutions and staplers, all products are available at the click of a button, at great prices and with the convenience and high quality service that people expect from Amazon.’

Many products in the new Office store are eligible for Free Super Saver Shipping, the threshold for which was cut to just £5 in October last year, as well as Amazon Prime, the membership programme that provides unlimited free next-day delivery for an annual fee of £47.97.

Opening offers in the Office store include Staedtler Triplus 20 packs for £8.99, Sheaffer 300 Series pen and pencil sets for £24.99, 8GB pen drives for £12.00, printers from £34.20 and Olympus WS-311M digital voice recorders for £64.63.

For further information please contact the Amazon.co.uk press office on 020 8636 9280.

About Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.co.uk opened its virtual doors in October 1998 and strives to be the world’s most customer-centric company, where people can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavours to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.co.uk and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music, MP3, PC and video games, software, electronics and photo, home and garden, toys and games, baby, shoes, jewellery and watches, health and beauty, DIY and tools, clothing, office and sports and leisure.

Amazon.co.uk is a trading name for Amazon EU S.a.r.l, Amazon Services Europe S.a.r.l and Amazon Media EU S.a.r.l. All three are wholly owned subsidiaries of global online retailer Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), located in Seattle, Washington

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