LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
                       To Sign Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144

	The undersigned director/officer of Anixter International Inc. ("Issuer")
hereby authorizes John Dul, Bob Eck, Dennis Letham, Michele Nelson or any
employee of the Issuer designated by any of them who is responsible for
assisting insiders with compliance with the Federal securities laws, to sign on
behalf of the undersigned any Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 that are required to be
filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the New
York Stock Exchange.  Such forms shall be completed from the information
furnished by me to the Issuer and the information in the Issuer's records.

         This authority shall remain in effect until either I am no longer
obligated to report transactions pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or the authority has been revoked in writing by me.

  Dated this 6th day of August, 2008



 Signed: /s/ Rodney A. Shoemaker
 Printed Name: Rodney A. Shoemaker