Corporate Express Press Releases - 2008

News Release - March 25, 2008 Corporate Express Launches Virtual 2008 Office Products Catalog

Broomfield, Colorado – March 25, 2008 –Corporate Express US Inc., part of the Dutch-based Corporate Express NV (NYSE: CXP), announced today the launch of its new virtual 2008 Sourcebook catalog, which features the broad product selection available in the Company’s printed Sourcebook – over 12,000 quality products for businesses including office products, furniture, facility and break room supplies, technology products, school supplies and much more. “Online shopping and ordering means using less paper to print a catalog, which is better for the environment,” said Walter Scott, Vice President of Marketing and eCommerce. “While almost 70% of our customers already shop online at www.eway.com, many still like to flip through a catalog. We’re excited to provide an online catalog experience to customers who prefer to shop this way.” The Company’s new virtual Sourcebook catalog looks like its printed version but with several value-added enhancements for a robust, user friendly experience, including: intuitive navigation, keyword searching, a page bookmark feature, virtual sticky notes to tag products, robust product viewing tools, online shopping lists, a real-time shopping cart, web reporting and more. The virtual Sourcebook integrates with the Company’s online ordering system, E-Way, so when customers are ready to purchase products they can do so seamlessly by logging on to E-Way when prompted. Customers can access the virtual Sourcebook at www.corporateexpress.com. The virtual Sourcebook’s broad product offering includes over 2,600 environmentally friendly products, including: the Company’s new line of environmentally preferred Sustainable Earth® cleaners, a variety of post consumer recycled content papers, environmentally friendly furniture, compostable break room supplies and many more green office products. Green products are tagged with the Company’s Ecoffice label. Customers can recycle old printed Sourcebooks by simply giving them to their Corporate Express drivers. Customers who prefer to shop exclusively online can contact their Sales reps and request to cancel future delivery of printed Sourcebooks and other catalogs. About Corporate Express Corporate Express provides customers with a single source of business products and services, so that they can focus their resources, energy and time on their core business. Corporate Express helps organizations to save time and maximize their productivity.Corporate Express provides customers with a single source of business products and services, so that they can focus their resources, energy and time on their core business. Corporate Express helps organizations to save time and maximize their productivity. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Corporate Express NV generated 2006 annual sales of EUR 6.3 billion. The Company has a widespread global distribution network spanning North America, Europe and Australia, has close to 19,000 employees, and operations in 20 countries. Corporate Express NV is listed on Euronext Amsterdam (Euronext: CXP) and in New York (NYSE: CXP). For more information, please visit www.CorporateExpress.com. A copy of the Company’s US Sustainability Policy can be found at www.CorporateExpress.com/sustainability.html. Safe Harbour Statement Statements included in this press release, which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbour provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting Corporate Express and therefore involve a number of uncertainties and risks, including, but not limited to industry conditions, changes in product supply, pricing and customer demand, competition, risks in integrating new businesses, currency fluctuations, and the other risks described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2007. As a result, the actual results of operations or financial conditions of the Company could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.