UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 1, 2002

                         Commission file number 1-10948

                               OFFICE DEPOT, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Delaware                                       59-2663954
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    (State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)


              2200 Old Germantown Road, Delray Beach, Florida 33445

               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (561) 438-4800

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

        Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A








ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

On December 1, 2002, Office Depot, Inc. announced the sale of its Australian
operations to Officeworks, a unit of Coles Meyer Ltd. A copy of the press
release announcing the sale is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
by reference herein.




ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (c) Exhibits

         99.1         Press release of Office Depot, Inc. issued on December 1,
                      2002.







                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                                    OFFICE DEPOT, INC.

Date:  December 2, 2002                             By: /S/ DAVID C. FANNIN


                                                    David C. Fannin
                                                    Executive Vice President and
                                                    General Counsel