Office Depot, the US office supplies chain, has opened its first “green” store – in Texas. The press release from the company claims “green” status on the basis of energy and water use efficiencies built into the store and the range of “green” products it will offer customers. This is a point of difference we must expect to see in new retail offerings. Older style retail businesses like ours will need to find ways to compete for the “green” interested consumer – that should be all of us.