EXHIBIT 23.1


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
OfficeMax, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement Nos.
333-89574, 333-74642, 333-40688, 333-93949 on Form S-8 of OfficeMax, Inc. of our
report dated February 25, 2003, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet
of OfficeMax, Inc. as of January 25, 2003, and the related consolidated
statement of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the year ended
January 25, 2003, and the related financial statement schedule, which report
appears in the January 25, 2003, annual report on Form 10-K of OfficeMax, Inc.
Our report refers to changes in the methods of accounting in 2002 for goodwill
and other intangible assets.


KPMG LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
April 4, 2003