POWER OF ATTORNEY



            Know all by these presents, that, for good and

valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are

hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints each of David H. Hawkins, Gregory W. Kleffner and Greg

Lohman, or any of them signing singly, and with full power of

substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact

to:



            1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned (in

accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder (the "Exchange

Act")), in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or

director of Stein Mart, Inc. (the "Company"), any and all

Forms 3, 4 and 5, and any amendments thereto, that are necessary

or advisable for the undersigned to file under Section 16(a)

(collectively, "Documents");



            2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf

of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to

complete and execute any such Documents and timely file such

Documents with the United States Securities and Exchange

Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



            3. 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 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 attorney-in-fact's 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 such attorney-in-

fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the

undersigned, is not assuming, nor is such attorney-in-fact's

substitute or substitutes assuming, any of the undersigned's

responsibilities to comply with the Exchange Act.  The

undersigned agrees to defend and hold harmless such attorney-in-

fact (and such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes)

from and against any and all loss, damage or liability that such

attorney-in-fact may sustain as a result of any action taken in

good faith hereunder.



            This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and

effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file

Documents 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 attorney-in-fact.  This Power of Attorney shall be

construed under the laws of the state of Florida, without regard

to conflict of law principles.



            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this

Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of June,

2016.




/S/ THOMAS L. COLE

Signature

Name: Thomas L. Cole