LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

Staples, Inc.
Section 16(a) Filings

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints Shira Goodman, Christine Komola
and Michael Williams, or either of them signing singly, and
with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the
undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including
amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or
appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports
required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of
Staples, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules thereunder;

(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form
with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-
fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or
legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that
the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform any and every act
and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be
done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attomey-in-
facfs substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at
the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3,
4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 9th day of January, 2017.

Steven Matyas
/s/ Steven Matyas
Signature