SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C. 20549
                                      FORM 10-K/A
                                   (Amendment No. 1)

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(Mark One)
 X  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
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    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended March 30, 1996
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    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
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    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from         to
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                            Commission file number 0-16930
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                                    EGGHEAD, INC.
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                (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

WASHINGTON                                                 91-1296187
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(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.)

EAST 22705 MISSION
LIBERTY LAKE, WASHINGTON                                   99019
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(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (509) 922-7031
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  NONE
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Securities registered pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Act:  COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
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                             (Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
YES X    NO
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Indicate  by check  mark if  disclosure of  delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive  proxy or  information  statements
incorporated  by reference  in Part III  of this  Form 10-K or any amendment to
this Form 10-K
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To the best of Egghead, Inc.'s knowledge, the aggregate market value of the
voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant at July 22, 1996 was
$161,578,331.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

                                                            OUTSTANDING AT
         CLASS                                              July 22, 1996
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    Common Stock, $.01 par value                           17,580,278 shares



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                                        PART I

Item 1.  BUSINESS

    GENERAL

    Egghead, Inc. (Egghead or the Company), a reseller of personal computer
    (PC) software, hardware, and related products, serves small businesses and
    individuals through retail outlets and mail order.  As of March 30, 1996,
    the Company operated 164 retail stores, a direct response group, and Elekom
    Corporation (ELEKOM), all of which are included in continuing operations.

    The Company has also historically served corporate, governmental, and
    educational customers through its corporate, government, and education
    (CGE) division.  On March 25, 1996, the Company announced the sale of the
    CGE Division to Software Spectrum, Inc. (SSI), a Texas corporation, for
    $45.0 million in cash which did not include the CGE division's receivables
    and inventory that Egghead is liquidating in an orderly manner, all of
    which are expected to result in total gross cash proceeds of approximately
    $90.0 million.  The sale, which was effective, May 13, 1996 included a
    Fulfillment Agreement relating to the provision by Egghead to SSI of
    certain support services for a period not to exceed 120 days and a Call
    Center Lease detailing the lease for a period of three years of a portion
    of Egghead's Spokane facility to SSI.  (Exhibits on Form 8-K filed May 23).
    Information contained in this filing excludes, unless otherwise stated, any
    data relative to the discontinued operations of the CGE division.

    Egghead, a Washington corporation, was incorporated in 1988 and is the
    successor to a corporation which was incorporated in Washington in 1984.
    Egghead is the parent company of DJ&J Software Corporation, Eggspert
    Software, Ltd. (Eggspert), EH Direct, Inc., Egghead International, Inc.
    (Egghead International) and ELEKOM.  Eggspert and Egghead International
    became inactive subsidiaries on May 13, 1996 following the sale of the CGE
    division to SSI.  Unless the context indicates otherwise, references to
    "the Company" and "Egghead" include Egghead and its subsidiaries.
    Operating results of Eggspert and Egghead International are included in
    discontinued operations.  See Note 8 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial
    Statements.

    Egghead's retail stores offer a broad in-store selection of products at
    competitive prices, as well as special order capabilities for additional
    products.  The Company employs a knowledgeable sales force to assist
    customers in selecting software, hardware, and related products.  At fiscal
    year end, the Company was operating 19 of its retail stores under a new
    merchandising format which is approximately twice the size of original
    stores and is arranged in a more user-friendly format.  The performance of
    these new stores has been mixed and management continues to evaluate
    results while refining the format.  While assessing the overall
    contribution of the new merchandising format, management intends to open
    six new stores.  Pending such evaluation and refinement of the new format,
    the Company does not intend to open more than the six new stores.


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    In August 1995, Egghead formed ELEKOM, a new subsidiary.  ELEKOM was
    formed to develop electronic commerce applications and services which link
    customers and their suppliers.  EleTrade, a product being developed by
    ELEKOM, uses Lotus Notes and other notes networks to provide large
    organizations an easy-to-use, cost-effective, secure and reliable product
    ordering and order management system for non-production goods and services.
    EleTrade allows companies to create customized electronic catalogs with
    multi-media product information and customer-specific pricing.  ELEKOM is
    also developing additional enhancements which will automate the internal
    requisition and approval process and which may create better
    asset/inventory management and allow electronic software distribution.
    ELEKOM, a development stage company, incurred selling, general and
    administrative costs of approximately $1.1 million in fiscal 1996 and is
    not expected to make significant sales or distribution of products in
    fiscal year 1997.

    MARKET OVERVIEW

    The software industry is undergoing a noticeable degree of consolidation as
    large software publishers acquire either other software publishers or
    complete software product lines. Smaller software publishers are attempting
    to concentrate on specialized products in limited markets.  Software
    resellers are also merging with or acquiring other software resellers.

    Both businesses and individual consumers have shown an increasing
    preference for integrated software packages which combine word processing,
    spreadsheet, presentation, and database software.  These integrated
    packages are appealing to the consumer for several reasons.  The purchase
    cost of an integrated software package is lower than the individual
    components purchased separately.  In addition, integration reduces some of
    the complexity and learning time involved in using software.  Integrated
    software packages also help standardize the computing environment for local
    area networks, which are becoming more common in the business world.  This
    shift toward integration and standardization is viewed by many companies as
    a way to significantly reduce the cost of supporting PC applications in
    their organizations.

    Prices of microprocessor chips continue to fall due to increased
    competition among computer chip manufacturers, and the introduction of
    newer, faster microprocessor chips.  The decrease in microprocessor chip
    prices has forced PC prices down, resulting in increased sales of PCs to
    businesses and individual consumers.  Sales of home computers, especially
    those equipped for multimedia, have increased dramatically as consumers
    begin to use PCs for a variety of uses such as telecommuting, home
    productivity, entertainment, communications, and education.

    Price performance improvements in microcomputer hardware and the
    availability of CD-ROM technology have a dramatic impact on the retail
    segment of the market.  Sales of PC hardware accessories, such as hard
    drives and modems, have increased as consumers enhance their PCs.
    Multimedia capability has enabled home users to more effectively use
    microcomputers for educational and entertainment purposes.

    Access to electronic communication networks, such as the Internet and
    commercially available on-line services, has become increasingly important
    to both businesses and individual consumers.  These electronic
    communication networks have grown at a tremendous pace over the last year.
    The networks are expected to provide substantial opportunities both now and
    in the future for communications, commerce, and the exchange of data.
    Software publishers have recognized the significance of this trend, and
    have begun to integrate interfaces for these electronic communications
    networks into their operating systems and workgroup software.


    PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

    Egghead resells PC software, hardware and related products, computer-
    related magazines and books, tutorials, and selected peripheral devices and
    accessories.  Egghead has approximately 2,000 software products (including
    both IBM-Registered Trademark--compatible and Apple-Registered Trademark-
    Macintosh-Registered Trademark- software) and other products in its retail
    stores, and thousands more available through 1-800-EGGHEAD's special order
    service.

    The Company offers a broad array of customer support services to assist
    customers in the selection and administration of their software purchases,
    including the following:

         CUSTOM UPDATES AND EGGSTRAS (CUE-SM-) PROGRAM - a preferred customer
         membership program providing discounts and other benefits in the
         retail stores and direct response.  CUE-SM- also provides the Company
         with a valuable database of customers, their PC equipment profiles,
         and a history of their software purchases.

         COMPUTER SELECT - a CD-ROM-based system updated monthly with
         information on most software and hardware products.  Articles can be
         obtained from all major personal computer publications and sent to
         customers as requested.

         INTERNET SITE - Egghead now maintains a site on the internet for
         information, customer support, and product sales.  Egghead's page can
         be found at http://www.egghead.com.  The site allows Egghead to reach
         customers through a new medium as an expanding consumer base purchases
         hardware and/or software that allows Internet access.  The site uses
         the new merchandising format to display SKUs in a manner similar to
         the new format Egghead retail stores.  Egghead plans to begin offering
         electronic delivery of software in the second quarter of 1997.

         1-800-EGGHEAD - Egghead maintains a direct response unit which
         processes all telephone and mail orders.  These orders are solicited
         through catalog distribution.  Catalogs have been redesigned to use
         the merchandising format found in Egghead's new retail stores.  1-800-
         EGGHEAD also provides customer service for the 164 stores, as well as
         store referral to callers who would like to try a product.  1-800-
         EGGHEAD also allows customers access to products not available through
         retail outlets by offering a special order service.

    MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND PROMOTION

    Egghead's marketing philosophy is to position itself as the reseller of
    choice by providing the customer with the best value in terms of
    competitive prices, selection, service, and convenience.  In addition,
    Egghead strives to create primary demand for the products it sells.  The
    Company's strategy to meet these objectives is to use aggressive
    advertising and marketing efforts.

    The Company's advertising campaign emphasizes a broad selection of
    available merchandise and competitive prices.  Advertising is also used to
    promote major new product launches.


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    Egghead's primary advertising medium is direct mail, which is used to
    target the highly identifiable segment of the population which owns and/or
    uses computers.  In addition to a database of more than 3 million of its
    CUE customers, Egghead sends regular direct mail product promotions to
    purchased lists of computer owners.  The Company also uses both local and
    national newspapers.  Catalogs are designed to reflect the same layout as
    customers will find in Egghead's new format retail stores.  These catalogs
    are updated and distributed throughout the year.

    Egghead has entered into cooperative advertising and other promotional and
    market development fund agreements with numerous manufacturers and
    distributors.  The funds obtained through these agreements assist the
    Company in achieving high visibility in the marketplace.

    CUSTOMERS

    Egghead has a diverse customer base comprised primarily of individuals and
    small businesses and uses specific marketing strategies to target different
    customer segments.

    RETAIL OPERATIONS

    Egghead's retail stores are designed to provide a pleasant shopping
    environment for walk-in customers, primarily individuals, who purchase PC
    software and hardware products for their personal use and/or for use in a
    small business.  A knowledgeable sales force offers solutions-oriented
    assistance to customers selecting software, hardware, and related products.

    Egghead's retail stores offer customers competitive prices, a wide
    selection of products, excellent service, and convenient store locations.
    In addition to stocking approximately 2,000 SKUs in the retail stores,
    Egghead customers have access to thousands more through 1-800-EGGHEAD's
    special order service.  The Company also stocks selected PC hardware
    products, computer-related magazines and books, tutorials, and selected
    peripheral devices and accessories.  Egghead also provides installation
    services in most of its stores.

    During fiscal 1996, the Company introduced 19 stores based on a new
    merchandising format which is approximately twice the size of older format
    stores and is arranged in a more user-friendly environment.  The
    performance of these new stores has been mixed and management continues to
    evaluate results while refining the format.  While assessing the overall
    contribution of the new merchandising format, management intends to open
    six new stores.  Pending such evaluation and refinement of the new format,
    the Company does not intend to open more than the six new stores.  The
    balance of the Egghead stores contain approximately 2,500 square feet of
    retail selling space.  Most stores are located in strip shopping centers.
    Store locations are researched and chosen to be in areas with high
    distribution of personal computers, high population density, and high mean
    income levels.  Egghead provides in-store demonstration of software, with
    most stores having personal computers available for use by customers in
    evaluating software in the stores.

    MERCHANDISING

    Egghead purchases most of its products through a central merchandise buying
    department.  Inventory levels and product mix are based upon rates of sale,
    seasonality, and store demographics and size.  The Company also special
    orders non-inventoried software products to satisfy customers' special
    needs.


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    Egghead's decision to buy merchandise directly from manufacturers or
    through distributors is determined on a transaction-by-transaction basis
    depending on cost, availability, and potential product obsolescence.  For
    certain products, Egghead has sufficient sales volume to purchase directly
    from manufacturers at volume discounts.  The Company purchases software and
    other products directly from more than 250 manufacturers.  Egghead
    minimizes the administrative overhead associated with buying products from
    hundreds of smaller manufacturers by using a limited number of
    distributors.

    Egghead conducts business with major vendors including Microsoft and
    Western Digital.  In fiscal years 1996 and 1995, sales derived from
    software programs supplied by Microsoft, Egghead's largest vendor,
    represented approximately 18% and 15% of total net sales, respectively.

    Egghead has certain exchange and return privileges with many of its
    vendors, which typically include time, volume, and other limitations.
    These exchange and return privileges allow the Company to reduce the risk
    of loss resulting from obsolete and defective merchandise.

    SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE, HARDWARE AND RELATED SUPPLIES

    Sales by Egghead and other similar resellers are dependent upon the
    continued purchase and expanded use of home and home office personal
    computers, as well as the continued development of personal computer
    software.  A long-term decline in the purchase or use of home or home
    office personal computers, or an interruption in the continued development
    of personal computer software, would have a material adverse effect on the
    Company's results of operations and financial position.

    DISTRIBUTION

    Most inventory that Egghead purchases is received in one of the Company's
    distribution facilities before it is sent to a customer or to a retail
    store.  Some products are sent directly from vendors or distributors to
    stores or customers.  The Company's distribution facilities also process
    most returned merchandise.  The Company leases a 138,000 square foot
    facility in Sacramento, California and a 125,000 square foot facility in
    Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

    The manner in which microcomputer software products are sold and
    distributed is changing rapidly.  Other methods of distribution, such as
    electronic software distribution could have an impact on how the Company
    distributes products in the future.

    COMPETITION

    The business of selling microcomputer software and hardware is intensely
    competitive.  The Company currently competes with other "direct sales"
    organizations, other software retailers, computer and office superstores,
    consumer electronic superstores, mass merchandisers, direct response
    companies, computer manufacturers, and software publishers that sell
    directly to end-users through traditional and electronic methods of
    distribution.

    Other software retail competitors include mall-based stores such as
    Electronics Boutique, Babbages, and Software Etc.


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    Computer and office superstores, such as CompUSA, Computer City, Micro
    Center, and Office Depot provide significant competition for Egghead's
    retail stores in the markets in which they are located.  These stores are
    very price competitive.  Computer superstores typically offer a wide
    product selection, while office superstores have a more limited selection.
    Large computer superstores, like Computer City, offer on-site installation
    of software and hardware upgrades.  Some superstores also offer training
    and technical services.

    Consumer electronic superstores, such as Best Buy, Future Shop, and Circuit
    City, are a growing source of competition for the Company's retail stores
    in the markets in which they operate.

    Mass merchandisers, such as Wal-Mart, Incredible Universe, and Sears, and
    warehouse clubs such as SAM's and Price/Costco, generally concentrate on
    basic software products and carry relatively few titles.

    Direct response businesses, such as MicroWarehouse, Programmers Paradise,
    and PC Connection, are another important channel for software sales.
    MicroWarehouse sells their products  internationally, and has experienced
    significant growth in international markets.

    Many superstores and computer manufacturers sell PCs to consumers with
    custom-installed hardware and pre-loaded software.  This bundling of
    products is very convenient for the consumer, and eliminates many of the
    technical difficulties involved with the installation of software or
    hardware.

    Software publishers continue to directly market and sell to end-users.  It
    is also becoming more common for software publishers to distribute software
    over electronic communications networks.  Such networks provide the
    convenience of allowing the customer to purchase software products directly
    from their home or office.  However, distribution directly by a publisher
    does not provide the customer with a broad selection, personal assistance
    from the sales force, or a full demonstration of the product prior to
    purchase.  There has also been a continuing trend of software publishers
    offering new software products at deeply discounted introductory prices.

    Because the microcomputer software market is very competitive, software
    resellers typically have low gross margins and operating income as a
    percentage of sales.  Therefore, the Company's profitability is highly
    dependent upon effective internal operating and cost control and the
    ability to adapt quickly and efficiently to changes in industry trends.

    EMPLOYEES

    At March 30, 1996, Egghead had approximately 2,300 employees, (including
    temporary employees) consisting of approximately 1,800 retail personnel
    (including direct response), 200 distribution center employees, and 300
    headquarters personnel.  Employees are not represented by a collective
    bargaining unit.


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    TRADEMARKS AND TRADENAMES

    "EGGHEAD-Registered Trademark-", "EGGHEAD DISCOUNT SOFTWARE-Registered
    Trademark-", "EGG CARTON-Registered Trademark-", "EGGSPERT-Registered
    Trademark-", the "PROFESSOR EGGHEAD-Registered Trademark-" design, and
    "EGGCESSORIES-Registered Trademark-", are registered in the United States
    Patent and Trademark Office as service marks or trademarks of the Company.
    The Company also does business under the trade names "Egghead Software",
    "Egghead Discount Software", and "Mac's Place at Egghead."  In addition,
    the Company is the owner of a number of common law trademarks and service
    marks, including "SOFTWARE ASSET MANAGEMENT-SM-", "SAM-SM-", "CUE-SM-",
    "EGGHEAD-Registered Trademark- EXPRESS-TM-", "ELEKOM-TM-", "EleTrade-TM-", 
    and certain "EGG" combination words, "MAC'S PLACE-SM-," and "MAC'S PLACE AT
    EGGHEAD-SM-."  The Company believes the strength of its trademarks and
    service marks benefits its business and intends to continue to protect and
    promote its registered and common law trademarks and service marks.

    ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

    Compliance with federal, state, and local laws enacted for protection of
    the environment has had no material effect upon Egghead's capital
    expenditures, earnings, or competitive position.  The Company does not
    anticipate any material adverse effects in the future based on the nature
    of its operations and the current focus of such laws.


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PART II. Item 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                  AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    GENERAL


    Egghead, Inc. (Egghead or the Company), a reseller of personal computer
    (PC) software, hardware, and related products, serves small businesses and
    individuals through retail outlets and mail order.  Egghead's retail stores
    offer a broad in-store selection of products at competitive prices, as well
    as special order capabilities for additional products.  On March 30, 1996,
    the Company operated 164 stores located throughout the United States.  The
    Company employs a knowledgeable sales force to assist customers in
    selecting software, hardware, and related products.  At the end of fiscal
    1996 the Company was operating 19 of its retail stores under a new
    merchandising format which is approximately twice the size of predecessor
    stores and is arranged in a more user-friendly format. The performance of
    these new stores has been mixed and management continues to evaluate
    results while refining the format.  While assessing the overall
    contribution of the new merchandising format, management intends to open
    six new stores.  Pending such evaluation and refinement of the new format,
    the Company does not intend to open more than six new stores.


    Egghead continues to implement changes to restructure the Company.  The
    Company has historically served corporate, governmental and educational
    customers through its corporate, government and education sales (CGE)
    division.  On March 25, 1996, the Company announced the sale of the CGE
    division to Software Spectrum, Inc. (SSI), a Texas corporation, for $45.0
    million in cash which did not include CGE division's receivables and
    inventory that Egghead is liquidating in an orderly manner, all of which
    are expected to result in total gross cash proceeds of approximately $90.0
    million.  The sale, which was effective May 13, 1996, included a
    Fulfillment Agreement relating to the provision by Egghead to SSI of
    certain support services for a period not to exceed 120 days and a Call
    Center Lease detailing the lease for a period of three years of a portion
    of Egghead's Spokane facility to SSI.  Information contained in this filing
    excludes, unless otherwise stated, any data relative to the discontinued
    operations of the CGE division.  The sales and gross margin performance of
    the Company's CGE division had declined and selling, general and
    administrative expenses as a percentage of sales had increased in the
    months prior to the sale.  The sale of the CGE division will allow
    management to focus on the Company's retail business.  See "--Results of
    Operations--DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS."

    In August 1995, Egghead formed Elekom Corporation (ELEKOM), a new
    subsidiary.  ELEKOM was formed to develop electronic commerce applications
    and services which link customers and their suppliers.  EleTrade, a product
    being developed by ELEKOM, uses Lotus Notes and other notes networks to
    give large organizations an easy-to-use, cost-effective, secure and
    reliable product ordering and order management system for non-production
    goods and services.  EleTrade allows companies to create customized
    electronic catalogs with multi-media product information and customer-
    specific pricing.  ELEKOM is also developing additional enhancements which
    will automate the internal requisition and approval process and which may
    create better asset/inventory management and allow electronic software
    distribution.  ELEKOM, a development stage company, incurred selling,
    general and administrative costs of approximately $1.1 million in fiscal
    1996 and is not expected to have significant sales or distribute products
    in fiscal year 1997.



    Over the past twelve months, Egghead consolidated into a new corporate
    headquarters location in Spokane, Washington its direct response
    operations, formerly in Kalispell, Montana, and its administrative
    operations, previously located in Issaquah, Washington.  The relocation,
    severance and related costs of approximately $4.6 million are included in
    the fiscal 1996 operating results.  The Company implemented these changes
    to improve customer service and reduce future operating costs.

    The Company uses a 52/53 week fiscal year, ending on the Saturday nearest
    March 31 of each year.  Fiscal years 1996, 1995, and 1994 each had 52
    weeks.  All references herein to fiscal 1996, 1995, and 1994 relate to the
    fiscal years ended March 30, 1996, April 1, 1995, and April 2, 1994
    respectively.

    CERTAIN RISK FACTORS

    In addition to other information contained in this filing, the following
    factors could affect the Company's actual results and could cause such
    results to differ materially from those achieved in the past or expressed
    in the Company's forward-looking statements.  When used in this filing, the
    words "expects," "believes," "anticipates," and similar expressions are
    intended to identify forward-looking statements.

    Competition - The personal computer software, hardware and other related
    products retailing industry is highly competitive.  Egghead competes with
    other software specialty stores located in malls and in other locations, as
    well as with computer and office superstores, consumer electronic
    superstores, mass merchandisers, direct response businesses and software
    publishers.  In addition, there can be no assurance that other methods of
    distribution will not emerge in the future which would result in increased
    competition for Egghead.  Increased competition may lead to reduced profit
    margins on personal computer software, hardware and related products, which
    could have an adverse effect on Egghead's results of operations.  Certain
    of Egghead's competitors have substantially greater financial and other
    resources than Egghead, which may give them certain competitive advantages.
    See "Business - Competition."

    Seasonality and Quarterly Fluctuations - As is the case with many
    retailers, a significant portion of Egghead's sales will be generated in
    the fiscal quarter which includes the Christmas selling season.  As a
    result, the annual earnings of Egghead will be heavily dependent on the
    results of that quarter.  Egghead's quarterly results of operations may
    also fluctuate as a result of the amount of sales contributed by new
    stores, the timing of costs associated with the construction and opening of
    these stores, the timing of the closing of any stores, the timing of
    product releases and a variety of other factors.

    Dependence on Suppliers - Egghead expects to purchase a significant number
    of its products from Microsoft and Western Digital.  During fiscal 1996 and
    1995, sales derived from products supplied by Microsoft and Western Digital
    accounted for 23.7% and 22.9%, respectively, of Egghead's total net sales.
    The Company believes the loss of Microsoft or Western Digital as a supplier
    could have a material adverse effect on Egghead's business and financial
    results.  In addition, Egghead's financial performance is in a large part
    dependent on the terms it obtains from its suppliers.  Such terms include
    unit prices, unsold product return policies, advertising and market
    development allowances, freight charges and payment terms.  If Egghead is
    unable to maintain favorable terms with its suppliers, its results of
    operations could be materially adversely affected.  See "Business -
    Merchandising."


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    New Merchandising Store Format - Egghead's ability to open and operate new
    stores profitably will depend upon the success of the recently opened new
    merchandising format stores, the availability of suitable store locations,
    the negotiation of acceptable lease terms, its financial resources and its
    ability to control the operational aspects of its growth.  While assessing
    the overall contribution of the new merchandising format, management
    intends to open six new stores.  Pending such evaluation and refinement of
    the new format, the Company does not intend to open more than the six new
    stores.    See "Business - Retail Operations."

    Dependence on Purchase and Use of Personal Computers and Software - Sales
    by Egghead of personal computer software, hardware and related products
    will be dependent upon the continued purchase and expanded use of home and
    home office personal computers, as well as the continued development of
    personal computer software.  A long-term decline in the purchase or use of
    home or home office personal computers, or an interruption in the continued
    development of personal computer software, would have a material adverse
    effect on the Company's results of operations and financial position.

    Dependence on Key Personnel - The success of Egghead will also be dependent
    upon its ability to attract, motivate and retain key management personnel
    involved in store operations, merchandising, marketing and administration.
    The loss of services of key personnel could have a material adverse effect
    on Egghead's business and financial results.

    Development Stage Subsidiary - In August 1995, the Company formed ELEKOM,
    a subsidiary, which is developing electronic commerce applications and
    services which link customers and their suppliers.  Selling, general and
    administrative costs of approximately $1.1 million and $407,000 were
    incurred by ELEKOM in fiscal 1996 and 1995, respectively.  ELEKOM is
    expected to continue to incur costs in development of these products and is
    not expected to make significant sales or distribution of products in
    fiscal 1997.  There can be no assurance that ELEKOM will complete
    development of these products, or if completed, that the products will have
    a market or that another similar product will not be already be introduced
    by a competitor.  See "Business - General

    Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the Company's forward-
    looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.  The Company
    undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to
    such forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or
    circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
    unanticipated events.



    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    OVERVIEW

    Egghead reported a total net loss for continuing and discontinued
    operations of $10.7 million for fiscal 1996 compared to net income of $2.7
    million and a net loss of $514,000 for fiscal years 1995 and 1994,
    respectively.  The net loss during fiscal 1996 was due primarily to a
    decrease in sales due to a reduction in the average number of stores in
    full operation during the year, one-time costs of approximately $4.6
    million associated with the relocation of the corporate headquarters, costs
    of rolling out the new format retail stores, and investments of
    approximately $1.1 million in ELEKOM. Fiscal year 1995 net income included
    a one-time theft insurance recovery of $1.65 million, pre-tax, related to
    inventory stolen from retail stores in prior years.  Earnings (loss) per
    share for the fiscal years 1996, 1995, and 1994 was $(0.62), $0.15, and
    $(0.03), respectively.

    CONTINUING OPERATIONS

    Income (loss) from continuing operations includes the results of the
    Company's retail division, direct response divisions, and ELEKOM as well as
    selling, general, and administrative expenses related to these operations.
    The following table shows the relationship of certain items relating to
    continuing operations included in the Company's Consolidated Statements of
    Operations expressed as a percentage of net sales:





                                                         1996           1995           1994
                                                       --------       --------       --------
                                                                            

    Net sales                                            100.0%         100.0%         100.0%
    Cost of sales, including certain buying,
      occupancy and distribution costs                    88.5           87.7           86.3
                                                       --------       --------       --------
    Gross margin                                          11.5           12.3           13.7

    Selling, general, and administrative expense          14.8           12.4           15.0
    Depreciation and amortization expense, net
      of amounts included in cost of sales                 1.8            1.7            2.0
    Provision for shareholder litigation                     -              -            0.3
                                                       --------       --------       --------

    Operating income (loss)                               (5.1)          (1.8)          (3.6)

    Theft insurance recovery                                 -            0.4              -
    Other income/(expense), net                            0.6            0.1              -
                                                       --------       --------       --------

    Loss before income taxes                              (4.5)          (1.3)          (3.6)
    Income tax benefit                                     1.7            0.5            1.4
                                                       --------       --------       --------

    Loss from continuing operations                       (2.8)%         (0.8)%         (2.2)%
                                                       --------       --------       --------
                                                       --------       --------       --------





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    NET SALES in fiscal 1996 were $403.8 million, a decrease of $30.2 million
    or 7% from fiscal 1995 net sales of $434.0 million.  Fiscal 1995 sales
    increased $60.5 million or 16% from fiscal 1994 sales of $373.5 million.
    Fiscal 1996 sales decreases were affected by a reduction in the average
    number of stores in full operation, which was 166 during fiscal 1996,
    compared to 178 stores during the previous year.  Comparable retail store
    sales increased 0.1% in fiscal 1996 compared to fiscal 1995.  Comparable
    store sales for the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 1996 decreased 6.6%
    and 12.5%, respectively, as compared to the fiscal 1995 third and fourth
    quarters.  Comparable store sales performance in the fiscal 1997 months of
    April and May have continued this trend with decreases of 7.4% and 6.1%
    over the same periods in fiscal 1996.  In fiscal 1995, comparable retail
    store sales increased 21% compared to fiscal 1994.  Comparable store sales
    measure sales for stores which were open in both periods being evaluated.
    Because new format stores were opened during fiscal 1996, their sales will
    not impact comparable store sales statistics until they have been active
    during all periods evaluated.

    During fiscal 1996, the Company opened 10 stores, remodeled 10 stores, and
    closed 15 stores, operating a total of 164 stores at March 30, 1996.  This
    compares to the 169 stores open at fiscal year end 1995 and 189 stores open
    at fiscal year end 1994.  At the end of fiscal 1996, the Company was
    operating 19 of its retail stores under a new merchandising format which is
    approximately twice the size of older format stores and is arranged in a
    more user-friendly format. The performance of these new stores has been
    mixed and management continues to evaluate results while refining the
    format. While assessing the overall contribution of the new merchandising
    format, management intends to open six new stores.  Pending such evaluation
    and refinement of the new format, the Company does not intend to open more
    than the six new stores.

    GROSS MARGIN (net sales minus cost of sales, including certain buying,
    occupancy, and distribution costs) as a percentage of net sales was 11.5%
    in fiscal 1996, compared to 12.3% and 13.7% in fiscal years 1995 and 1994,
    respectively.  During 1996, gross margins were negatively affected by the
    Company's promotion of Microsoft Windows 95 and a clearance sale during the
    last quarter of the fiscal year.  Gross margin as a percentage of sales
    continues to be affected by industry-wide pricing pressure related to both
    competitors' pricing and vendors' pricing.

    SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE (SG&A) EXPENSE as a percentage of net
    sales was 14.8% in fiscal 1996, compared to 12.4%, and 15.0% in fiscal
    years 1995 and 1994, respectively.  The increased expenses in fiscal 1996
    include $4.6 million incurred in connection with the relocation of the
    corporate offices to Spokane and $1.1 million related to development of
    products by ELEKOM.  SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales not
    including relocation expense or ELEKOM would be 13.3% in fiscal 1996 and
    12.3% in fiscal 1995.  The improvement in the fiscal 1995 SG&A expense as a
    percentage of sales compared to fiscal 1994 was due mainly to sales
    increasing at a faster rate than expenses.

    DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE, NET OF AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN COST OF
    SALES, of $7.4 million in fiscal 1996, compared to $7.4 million and $7.6
    million in fiscal years 1995 and 1994, respectively has remained constant.

    PROVISION FOR SHAREHOLDER LITIGATION of $1.2 million in fiscal 1994
    represents a charge for the settlement and related attorneys' fees, net of
    an insurance recovery, of a shareholders' lawsuit.  See note 10 of Notes to
    Consolidated Financial Statements.



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    THEFT INSURANCE RECOVERY of $1.65 million in fiscal 1995 represents
    settlement of an insurance claim, net of expenses, for inventory stolen by
    members of a multi-state shoplifting ring from numerous retail stores
    during fiscal years 1991, 1992, and 1993.

    DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

    Due to the subsequent sale of the CGE division, all results for the
    operations of the CGE division are reported as a discontinued operation.
    Certain general, administrative and distribution areas have traditionally
    supported all of the Company's business lines.  The expenses reflected in
    the discontinued operations results reflect only those activities directly
    related to the CGE business.

    NET SALES for the discontinued operations of CGE declined $65.2 million, or
    15.2% from $428.5 million to $363.3 million in fiscal 1996.  Fiscal 1995
    net sales were $23.7 million, or 5.9% greater than net sales of $404.8
    million in fiscal 1994.

    GROSS MARGIN for CGE (net sales minus cost of sales, including certain
    buying, occupancy, and distribution costs) as a percentage of net sales was
    10.1% in fiscal 1996, compared to 11.3% and 12.8% in fiscal years 1995 and
    1994, respectively

    SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE (SG&A) EXPENSE as a percentage of net
    sales was 9.2% in fiscal 1996, compared to 8.6%, and 8.3% in fiscal years
    1995 and 1994, respectively.

    DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE, NET OF AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN COST OF
    SALES, was $2.3 million in fiscal 1996, compared to $2.0 million and $1.1
    million in fiscal years 1995 and 1994, respectively.

    OPERATING INCOME, as a result of the foregoing factors, was $0.9 million in
    fiscal 1996, compared to $7.1 million and $12.8 million in fiscal years
    1995 and 1994, respectively

    INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES, was $0.6 million in fiscal 1996 compared to
    $9.8 million and $12.9 million in fiscal years 1995 and 1994, respectively.



    LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

    Cash and cash equivalents increased $7.0 million from $42.6 million at the
    end of fiscal 1995, to $49.6 million at the end of fiscal 1996.  The
    increase was due principally to a $13.8 million decrease in inventory, a
    $14.9 million increase in accounts payable, all of which were partially
    offset by $16.2 million of additions to property and equipment.  In
    addition, the Company had cash losses of $1.2 million in fiscal 1996,
    compared to cash income of $14.3 million in fiscal 1995.

    Net accounts receivable increased $3.6 million from $20.5 million at April
    1, 1995, to $24.1 million at March 30, 1996.  The increase is due primarily
    to an increase of approximately $2.6 million in amounts due from vendors.

    Merchandise inventories decreased $13.8 million, or 11%, from $98.5 million
    at  the end of fiscal 1995, to $84.7 million at the end of fiscal 1996. The
    decrease is consistent with current sales declines and management's efforts
    to reduce inventory levels.



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    Assets of discontinued operations include all of the current assets of CGE
    as of March 30, 1996 and April 1, 1995, respectively.  These amounts are
    primarily trade accounts receivable.  See Note 8 of Notes to the
    Consolidated Financial Statements.

    Current and non-current deferred income taxes totaling $9.1 million and
    $8.4 million at March 30, 1996, and April 1, 1995, respectively, resulted
    from taxes paid on temporary differences which caused taxable income to
    exceed financial reporting income.

    Net property and equipment increased $7.6 million, from $21.9 million at
    the end of fiscal 1995, to $29.5 million at March 30, 1996.  The increase
    is principally due to the addition or remodel of 19 new format stores as
    well as improvements to the corporate headquarters building in Spokane.

    Accounts payable increased $14.9 million, from $104.4 million at April 1,
    1995, to $119.3 million at March 30, 1996.  The increase in accounts
    payable is primarily attributable to merchandise purchases near the fiscal
    year end and outstanding vendor payables to be offset by product returns.

    During fiscal 1996, the Company financed its working capital requirements
    and capital expenditures with cash provided by operations.  Effective
    December 8, 1995, the Company entered into a revolving loan agreement with
    two banks providing for secured borrowings of up to $35 million through
    April 30, 1996.  Each bank provided a $17.5 million line of credit and one
    bank served as agent for the agreement.  The Company could elect interest
    rates on the notes based on  the participating banks' rates on certificates
    of deposit, LIBOR, or prime rate.  The agreement contained a number of
    covenants, including a restriction on the payment of dividends and
    compliance with certain financial ratios.  The Company was not in
    compliance with the net worth covenant at March 30, 1996.  The Company had
    no outstanding borrowings under the revolving loan agreement at March 30,
    1996.  The line was not renewed at expiration and the lien on Company 
    assets securing borrowings was released.

    Capital expenditures in fiscal 1996 totaled approximately $16.2 million.
    Capital expenditures included leasehold improvements, fixtures, computer
    hardware, software and communications equipment, principally due to the
    remodel or addition of 19 new format stores and the relocation of the
    corporate headquarters.  Capital expenditures in fiscal 1995 totaled
    approximately $14.7 million.  Capital expenditures included land and a
    building in Spokane, Washington for the corporate headquarters.  Other
    expenditures included computer software and communications equipment.

    Cash and cash equivalents at March 30, 1996 were $49.6 million.  On May 13,
    1996, the Company also received $45.0 million of gross cash proceeds from
    the sale of CGE to SSI, which did not include the CGE division's
    receivables and inventory that Egghead is liquidating in an orderly manner,
    all of which are expected to result in total gross cash proceeds of
    approximately $90.0 million.  The Company expects these balances will be
    adequate to meet future cash requirements for operations.




    NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

    In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
    Statement No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and
    for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of.  This new standard requires long-
    lived assets and certain identifiable intangible assets be evaluated to
    determine whether the carrying amount is recoverable based on estimated
    future cash flows expected from the use of the assets and/or cash to be
    received upon disposal of the assets.  The Company will adopt this standard
    in the first quarter of fiscal year 1997 and anticipates the effect of the
    adjustment, primarily from goodwill associated with direct response to be a
    charge of approximately $1.3 million before income taxes.

    In October 1995, the FASB issued Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-
    Based Compensation.  This new standard requires entities to choose either a
    fair valued based method or an intrinsic value based method of accounting
    for all employee stock compensation plans.  The Company currently uses and
    plans to continue to use the intrinsic value based method which requires no
    compensation cost to be recognized at the date of the stock compensation
    grant if the option is granted at the current market price.  The Company
    will adopt this new standard during fiscal 1997 at which time additional
    footnote disclosure will be required.


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ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA









                       REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To the Shareholders of Egghead, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Egghead, Inc. (a
Washington corporation) and subsidiaries as of March 30, 1996 and April 1, 1995,
and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and
cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended March 30,
1996.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Egghead, Inc. and subsidiaries
as of March 30, 1996 and   April 1, 1995, and the results of their operations
and their cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended
March 30, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.





Arthur Andersen LLP


Seattle, Washington,
May 29, 1996


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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)




ASSETS
                                                                 March 30,       April 1,
                                                                   1996           1995
                                                                ----------     ----------
                                                                         
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                                      $   49,590     $   42,592
 Non-trade accounts receivables, net of allowance for
   doubtful accounts of $2,098 and $2,169, respectively             24,079         20,494
 Merchandise inventories, net                                       84,712         98,543
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets                           9,455          4,045
 Current deferred income taxes (Note 4)                              4,859          5,300
 Discontinued operations - net current assets (Note 8)              71,796         70,059
                                                                ----------     ----------
     Total current assets                                          244,491        241,033
                                                                ----------     ----------

Property and equipment, net (Note 2)                                29,495         21,925
Non-current deferred income taxes (Note 4)                           4,221          3,051
Other assets                                                         1,621          2,172
Discontinued operations - net long-term assets (Note 8)              1,727          1,960
                                                                ----------     ----------

                                                                $  281,555     $  270,141
                                                                ----------     ----------
                                                                ----------     ----------


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
 Notes payable to banks (Note 3)                                $        -     $        -
 Accounts payable                                                  119,341        104,425
 Accrued liabilities                                                15,817         16,395
 Income taxes payable (Note 4)                                           -            325
 Current portion of capital lease obligations                          295            252
 Discontinued operations - current liabilities (Note 8)              5,650            908
                                                                ----------     ----------
     Total current liabilities                                     141,103        122,305
                                                                ----------     ----------

Capital lease obligations, less current portion  (Note 7)              280            106
Deferred rent                                                          903          1,314
                                                                ----------     ----------

     Total liabilities                                             142,286        123,725
                                                                ----------     ----------

Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)                                   -              -

Shareholders' equity (Note 5):
 Common stock, $.01 par value:
   50,000,000 shares authorized; 17,546,548 and
   17,166,031 shares issued and outstanding, respectively              176            172
 Additional paid-in capital                                        124,104        120,572
 Retained earnings                                                  14,989         25,672
                                                                ----------     ----------
     Total shareholders' equity                                    139,269        146,416
                                                                ----------     ----------

                                                                  $281,555       $270,141
                                                                ----------     ----------
                                                                ----------     ----------




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Consolidated Statements of Operations
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)




                                                          1996           1995           1994
                                                        --------       --------       --------
                                                                             
Net sales                                               $403,841       $434,021       $373,510

Cost of sales, including certain buying, occupancy
  and distribution costs                                 357,373        380,428        322,210
                                                        --------       --------       --------

Gross margin                                              46,468         53,593         51,300

Selling, general and administrative expense               59,639         53,895         56,096

Depreciation and amortization expense, net of
  amounts included in cost of sales                        7,449          7,363          7,603

Provision for shareholder litigation (Note 10)                 -              -          1,200
                                                        --------       --------       --------

Operating loss                                           (20,620)        (7,665)       (13,599)

Theft insurance recovery  (Note 9)                             -          1,650              -

Other (expense) income:
    Interest expense                                         (77)           (39)           (82)
    Interest income                                        2,232            761            352
    Other, net                                               314           (104)          (371)
                                                        --------       --------       --------

Loss from continuing operations
    before income taxes                                  (18,151)        (5,397)       (13,700)

Income tax benefit (Note 4)                                7,030          2,106          5,343
                                                        --------       --------       --------
Net loss from continuing operations                      (11,121)        (3,291)        (8,357)
Income from discontinued
    operations, net of tax (Note 8)                          376          5,959          7,843
                                                        --------       --------       --------

Net income (loss)                                       $(10,745)      $  2,668       $   (514)
                                                        --------       --------       --------
                                                        --------       --------       --------

Earnings (loss) per share:
    Continuing operations                               $  (0.64)      $  (0.19)      $  (0.49)
    Discontinued operations                                 0.02           0.34           0.46
                                                        --------       --------       --------

    Earnings (loss) per share                           $  (0.62)      $   0.15       $  (0.03)
                                                        --------       --------       --------
                                                        --------       --------       --------


    Weighted average common shares outstanding            17,437         17,281         17,088
                                                        --------       --------       --------
                                                        --------       --------       --------



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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS)




                                                                          Additional
                                                    Common Stock            Paid-in       Retained
                                               Shares         Amount        Capital       Earnings          Total
                                             ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
                                                                                          
Balance, April 3, 1993                          16,983      $     170      $ 119,242      $  23,578      $ 142,990


   Stock issued for cash, pursuant
   to employee stock purchase plan                  70              1            487              -            488
   Tax benefit related to stock options              -              -              6              -              6
   Stock granted as compensation                    68              -            552              -            552
   Translation adjustment                            -              -              -           (106)          (106)
   Net loss                                          -              -              -           (514)          (514)
                                             ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
Balance, April 2, 1994                          17,121            171        120,287         22,958        143,416

   Stock issued for cash, pursuant
   to employee stock purchase plan                  42              1            258              -            259
   Stock issued for cash, pursuant
         to stock option plan                        3              -             27              -             27
   Translation adjustment                            -              -              -             46             46
   Net income                                        -              -              -          2,668          2,668
                                             ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
Balance, April 1, 1995                          17,166            172        120,572         25,672        146,416


       Stock issued for cash, pursuant
         to employee stock purchase plan            46              1            286              -            287
   Stock issued for cash, pursuant
         to  stock  option plan                    335              3          3,246              -          3,249
   Translation adjustment                            -              -              -             62             62
   Net loss                                          -              -              -        (10,745)       (10,745)
                                             ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------

Balance, March 30, 1996                         17,547      $     176      $ 124,104      $  14,989      $ 139,269
                                             ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
                                             ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------



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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)




                                                          1996           1995           1994
                                                        --------       --------       --------
                                                                             
Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net loss from operations                            $(10,745)      $  2,668       $   (514)
                                                        --------       --------       --------

    Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
      net cash provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                         10,721         10,468         10,250
         Deferred rent                                      (411)          (108)           (85)
         Deferred income taxes                              (729)         1,084         (1,322)
         Stock issued as compensation                          -              -            552
         (Gain) loss on disposition of property
              and equipment                                  (55)           187            327
         Changes in assets and liabilities:
              Account receivable, net                     (3,585)         1,089         (7,935)
              Merchandise inventories                     13,831         13,558         19,948
              Prepaid expenses & other current assets     (5,410)          (574)            15
              Other assets                                   128           (245)        (2,288)
              Discontinued operations, net                 3,005         (6,881)        (4,233)
              Accounts payable                            14,916         13,401         (7,040)
              Accrued liabilities                           (578)        (2,359)         1,307
              Income taxes payable                          (325)          (169)          (295)
                                                        --------       --------       --------

                   Total adjustments                      31,508         29,451          9,201
                                                        --------       --------       --------

         Net cash provided by operating activities        20,763         32,119          8,687
                                                        --------       --------       --------

Cash flows from investing activities:
    Additions to property and equipment                  (16,174)       (14,741)        (9,483)
    Proceeds from sale of equipment                           86            103            117
    Discontinued operations, net                            (788)          (520)             -
                                                        --------       --------       --------

         Net cash used by investing activities           (16,876)       (15,158)        (9,366)
                                                        --------       --------       --------

Cash flows from financing activities:
    Proceeds from stock issuances                          3,536            286            488
    Payments made on capital lease obligations              (487)          (308)          (493)
                                                        --------       --------       --------

              Net cash provided (used) by
                   financing activities                    3,049            (22)            (5)
                                                        --------       --------       --------

Effect of exchange rates on cash                              62            (24)           (25)
                                                        --------       --------       --------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
    equivalents                                            6,998         16,915           (709)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period          42,592         25,677         26,386
                                                        --------       --------       --------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period              $ 49,590       $ 42,592       $ 25,677
                                                        --------       --------       --------
                                                        --------       --------       --------




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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  (CONTINUED)





                                                          1996           1995           1994
                                                        --------       --------       --------
                                                                             

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH PAID
    DURING THE YEAR (IN THOUSANDS):

    Interest                                            $     77       $     39       $     76
    Income taxes                                        $    334       $    668       $  1,314



SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH
    INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Capital lease obligations totaling $0.7 million and $0.2 million were recorded
in fiscal years 1996 and 1995 respectively, when the Company acquired new
equipment.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

All references herein to fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994 relate to the fiscal years
ended March 30, 1996, April 1, 1995, and April 2, 1994, respectively.

NOTE 1  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

    BUSINESS
    Egghead, Inc. sells personal computer software, hardware and related
    products through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, DJ&J Software Corporation
    (DJ&J, d/b/a Egghead Software) and Eggspert Software, Ltd. (Eggspert, a
    Canadian subsidiary), EH Direct, Inc. (EH Direct), Egghead International,
    Inc. (Egghead International), and Elekom Corporation (Elekom).  References
    to "the Company" and "Egghead" include Egghead, Inc., its predecessors, and
    its subsidiaries. Eggspert and Egghead International became inactive
    subsidiaries May 13, 1996 following the sale of corporate, government, and
    education (CGE) division to Software Spectrum, Inc. (SSI)   SEE NOTE 8.

    CONSOLIDATION
    The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Egghead, Inc.
    and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, DJ&J, Eggspert, EH Direct, Egghead
    International, and ELEKOM, and include all such adjustments and
    reclassifications necessary to eliminate the effect of significant
    intercompany accounts and transactions.  Operating results for Eggspert and
    Egghead International are included in discontinued operations.  SEE  NOTE
    8.

    ESTIMATES
    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
    accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
    assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
    disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
    financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
    during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those
    estimates.

    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of
    three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.  The
    carrying amount of cash equivalents approximates fair value because of the
    short-term maturity of those instruments.

    ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND REVENUE RECOGNITION
    Company sales made on credit generally have terms of net 30 days.  The
    sales and corresponding trade receivables for inventoried product are
    recorded upon merchandise shipment.  The Company records provisions for
    doubtful accounts and sales returns and allowances based upon historical
    experience.

    Certain advertising and promotional expenditures are reimbursable from
    suppliers under cooperative advertising and other promotional and market
    development fund arrangements.  Amounts qualifying for reimbursement are
    recorded as receivables from the suppliers and as a corresponding reduction
    of net advertising expense in the period the expenditure occurs.  Also
    included in accounts receivable are credit card receivables and amounts due
    from vendors for returned inventory and other programs.  The Company
    records a provision for uncollectible vendor receivables based upon
    historical experience.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (CONTINUED)

NOTE 1  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

    MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES
    Merchandise inventories are accounted for using the moving weighted average
    cost method and are stated at the lower of cost or market. Egghead
    maintains reserves for the obsolescence of merchandise inventory.   These
    reserves totaled approximately $6.7 million and $8.0 million at March 30,
    1996 and April 1, 1995 respectively. Management has developed a plan to
    dispose of this obsolete inventory and believes the reserve is adequate to
    cover any losses on disposition.  Inventories on the balance sheet are
    shown net of this reserve.

    PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
    Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation.
    Depreciation of equipment, furniture, and fixtures is provided using the
    straight-line method over their estimated useful lives ranging from two to
    seven years.  Depreciation of buildings is provided using the straight-line
    method over their estimated useful lives ranging from 20 to 30 years.
    Amortization of leasehold improvements is provided using the straight-line
    method over the lesser of the lease term or the assets' estimated useful
    lives.

    GOODWILL
    Net assets of organizations acquired in purchase transactions are recorded
    at fair value at date of acquisitions.  Unidentified intangibles are
    amortized straight line over the estimated life of the remaining long-term
    assets acquired.  Unidentified intangibles at March 30, 1996 and April 1,
    1995 were $998,000 and $1.4 million, respectively, net of accumulated
    amortization of $993,000 and $595,000, respectively.

    ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
    Outstanding checks included in accounts payable were $9.0 million and
    $10.4 million at March 30, 1996 and April 1, 1995, respectively.

    DEFERRED RENT
    Certain store lease agreements provide for scheduled rent increases or for
    rent payments to commence at a date later than the date of occupancy.  In
    these cases, the Company recognizes the aggregate rent expense on a
    straight-line basis over the lease term beginning when the store opens.

    INCOME TAXES
    The Company determines its income tax accounts in accordance with Statement
    of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109.  Deferred income taxes result
    primarily from temporary differences in the recognition of certain items
    for income tax and financial reporting purposes.

    EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
    Earnings per share amounts are computed using the weighted average number
    of common shares and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during
    each period using the treasury stock method.  Common equivalent shares
    result from the assumed exercise of stock options and from the conversion
    of cash related to the employee stock purchase plan into common shares
    based upon the terms of the plan which would have a dilutive effect in
    years where there are earnings.  Common equivalent shares had no material
    effect on the computation in fiscal years 1996, 1995, or 1994.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (CONTINUED)

NOTE 1  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

    FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
    Balance sheet accounts of the Company's foreign operations are translated
    into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date.  Results
    of operations are translated at the average exchange rate prevailing during
    the fiscal year.  The results of unrealized exchange rate fluctuations on
    translating foreign currency assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars are
    recorded as a component of retained earnings.  Realized gains and losses
    from foreign currency transactions are included in net income.

    OTHER ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
    In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
    Statement No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and
    for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of.  This new standard requires long-
    lived assets and certain identifiable intangible assets be evaluated to
    determine whether the carrying amount is recoverable based on estimated
    future cash flows expected from the use of the assets and cash to be
    received upon disposal of the assets.  The Company will adopt this standard
    in the first quarter of fiscal year 1997 and anticipates the effect of the
    adjustment, primarily from goodwill associated with direct response, to be
    a charge of approximately $1.3 million before income taxes.

    In October 1995, the FASB issued Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-
    Based Compensation.  This new standard requires entities to choose either a
    fair valued based method or an intrinsic value based method of accounting
    for all employee stock compensation plans.  The Company currently uses and
    plans to continue to use the intrinsic value based method which requires no
    compensation cost to be recognized at the date of the stock compensation
    grant if the option is granted at the current market price.  The Company
    will adopt this new standard during fiscal 1997 at which time additional
    footnote disclosure will be required.

    FISCAL YEARS
    The Company uses a 52/53 week fiscal year, ending on the Saturday nearest
    March 31 of each year.  Fiscal quarters are such that the first three
    quarters consist of 13 weeks and the fourth quarter consists of the
    remaining 13/14 weeks.   Fiscal years 1996, 1995 and 1994 each had 52
    weeks.


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PART II. Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (CONTINUED)


NOTE 2  PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

    The components of property and equipment at March 30, 1996 and April 1,
    1995 were as follows (in thousands):

                                        March 30,       April 1,
                                           1996           1995
                                        ---------      ---------
    Land and buildings                  $   8,547      $   6,574
    Equipment                              38,814         33,559
    Leasehold improvements                 14,157          8,652
    Furniture and fixtures                  7,080          6,674
                                        ---------      ---------
                                           68,598         55,459
    Less accumulated depreciation and
     amortization                         (39,103)       (33,534)
                                        ---------      ---------

      Property and equipment, net        $ 29,495      $  21,925
                                        ---------      ---------
                                        ---------      ---------


NOTE 3  NOTES PAYABLE TO BANKS

    Effective December 8, 1995, the Company entered into a revolving loan
    agreement with two banks providing for secured borrowings of up to $35
    million through April 30, 1996.  Each bank provided a $17.5 million line of
    credit and one bank served as agent for the agreement.  The Company could
    elect interest rates on the notes based on the participating banks' rates
    on certificates of deposit, LIBOR, or prime rate.  The agreement contained
    a number of covenants, including a restriction on the payment of dividends
    and compliance with certain financial ratios.  The Company was not in
    compliance with net worth ratios as of March 30, 1996.  The Company had no
    outstanding borrowings under the revolving loan agreement at March 30,
    1996.  The line was not renewed at expiration and the lien on Company 
    assets securing borrowings was released.

    A summary of borrowings under the lines of credit follows (in thousands):

                                                    Fiscal year
                                                    -----------
                                         1996           1995           1994
                                      ---------      ---------      ---------

    Maximum amount outstanding        $ 11,275       $      -       $  5,950
    Average amount outstanding        $    285       $      -       $    350
    Weighted average interest rate         8.0%             -%           3.9%




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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (CONTINUED)

NOTE 4  INCOME TAXES

The provision (benefit) for income taxes is comprised of the following (in
thousands):


                                                    Fiscal year
                                                    -----------
                                         1996           1995           1994
                                      ---------      ---------      ---------

    Current:
         Federal                      $  (4,383)     $  (2,048)     $  (3,545)
         State                           (1,917)          (896)          (990)
                                      ---------      ---------      ---------
                                         (6,300)        (2,944)        (4,535)
                                      ---------      ---------      ---------

    Deferred:
         Federal                           (404)           730           (704)
         State                             (326)           108           (104)
                                      ---------      ---------      ---------
                                           (730)           838           (808)
                                      ---------      ---------      ---------

    Total                             $  (7,030)     $  (2,106)     $  (5,343)
                                      ---------      ---------      ---------
                                      ---------      ---------      ---------



Deferred income taxes result primarily from temporary differences in certain
items for income tax and financial reporting purposes.  The tax effects of
temporary differences giving rise to the deferred tax assets are as follows:

                                             March 30,       April 1,
                                                1996           1995
                                             ---------      ---------

    Accounts receivable                      $     857      $     868
    Merchandise inventories                      2,651          2,919
    Property and equipment                       3,625          2,385
    Other assets                                   256            155
    Accrued liabilities                          1,442          1,717
    Deferred rent                                  249            307
                                             ---------      ---------

    Total deferred tax assets                $   9,080      $   8,351
                                             ---------      ---------
                                             ---------      ---------


The Company's income tax benefit differs from the amount computed by applying
the statutory federal tax rate to loss from continuing operations before taxes
as follows:

                                                    Fiscal year
                                                    -----------
                                         1996           1995           1994
                                      ---------      ---------      ---------

Statutory Federal tax rate                (34.0)%        (34.0)%        (34.0)%
State taxes, net of Federal benefit        (4.6)          (4.0)          (4.4)
Tax exempt interest income                 (1.8)          (3.3)          (0.7)
Other, net                                  1.7            2.3            0.1
                                      ---------      ---------      ---------
                                          (38.7)%        (39.0)%        (39.0)%
                                      ---------      ---------      ---------
                                      ---------      ---------      ---------


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (CONTINUED)

NOTE 5  STOCK OPTION AND STOCK PURCHASE PLANS

    EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

    The Egghead, Inc. 1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan currently provides
    options to acquire the Common Stock of the Company to substantially all
    full-time and certain other employees at the lesser of 85% of the fair
    market value of the Common Stock on August 1 of the first and second plan
    years and July 1 thereafter, or 85% of the fair market value on the
    following July 31 of the first plan year and June 30 of each plan year
    thereafter.  Under the plan, a maximum of 650,000 shares were reserved for
    issuance.  As of March 30, 1996, there were approximately 340,000 shares
    available for future issuance.

    THE 1993 STOCK OPTION PLAN

    In September 1993, the Company's shareholders approved the 1993 Stock
    Option Plan (the "1993 Plan"), under which 2,000,000 shares of the
    Company's Common Stock were reserved for issuance.  The 1993 Plan replaced
    the 1986 Combined Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "1986
    Combined Plan") under which 2,000,000 shares were originally reserved for
    issuance.  The number of shares reserved for issuance under the 1993 Plan
    was increased by the shares reserved for issuance under the 1986 Combined
    Plan that were not subject to outstanding stock options.  Shares presently
    subject to outstanding stock options under the 1986 Combined Plan, which
    subsequently are canceled or will expire, will increase the number of
    shares reserved for issuance under the 1993 Plan.  No additional stock
    options will be granted under the 1986 Combined Plan.

    Options granted, exercised, and canceled under the above Plans are
    summarized as follows:

                                                 Fiscal year
                                                 -----------
                                 1996                1995              1994
                              ---------           ---------         ---------

Outstanding, beginning
    of year                   1,513,089             702,322         1,184,338
Options granted                 621,100           1,140,900           250,000
Options exercised               (55,395)             (2,625)                -
Options canceled               (705,907)           (327,508)         (732,016)
                              ---------           ---------         ---------
Outstanding, end of year      1,372,887           1,513,089           702,322
                              ---------           ---------         ---------

Exercisable, end of year        359,277             293,139           237,497
                              ---------           ---------         ---------
                              ---------           ---------         ---------
Available for grant in
    future years              1,860,873           1,776,066         2,589,458
                              ---------           ---------         ---------
                              ---------           ---------         ---------

Price of Options:
Granted during year      $9.50 - $10.75      $6.19 - $10.25     $7.50 - $8.13
Exercised during year    $6.19 - $12.75      $9.88 - $10.75                 -
Canceled during year     $6.19 - $17.00      $6.19 - $17.00     $8.37 - 17.00


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (CONTINUED)

NOTE 5  STOCK OPTION AND STOCK PURCHASE PLANS (CONTINUED)

    THE NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN

    In September 1993, the Company's shareholders approved the Non-employee
    Director Stock Option Plan, and in August 1995 the Company's shareholders
    approved amendments thereto (as amended, the "Director Plan") under which
    450,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock were reserved for issuance.
    As of March 30, 1996, 315,000 shares were available for grant and 135,000
    shares were subject to outstanding options which have been granted at
    prices ranging from $7.25 to $13.75.  As of March 30, 1996, options for
    90,000 shares were vested.

    THE EXECUTIVE PLAN

    In February 1989, the Board of Directors approved four-year employment
    agreements and stock option agreements for three executive officers who are
    no longer with the Company, Stuart Sloan, Ronald Weinstein, and Matthew
    Griffin, whereby the officers' compensation was based on equity incentives.
    Each drew an annual salary of $1 per year during their term of employment.
    Options to acquire up to 1,700,000 shares of common stock are authorized
    under the Plan.  As of March 30, 1996, 325,000 shares were available for
    grant and 1,096,324 were subject to outstanding options which have been
    granted to the above named executive officers of the Company at prices
    ranging from $10.38 to $20.00.  All outstanding options are vested and
    expire in February 1999.  As of March 30, 1996, 278,676 of the options had
    been exercised at $10.38 per share.


NOTE 6  401(K) PLAN

    The Company has a 401(k) retirement plan for the benefit of its employees.
    After six months of full-time employment (more than 1,000 hours), an
    employee is eligible to participate in the plan.  Employee contributions
    are matched by the Company at 50% of each employee's contribution up to 4%
    of their compensation.  The Company's contributions are fully vested upon
    the completion of two years of service.  The Company's contributions were
    approximately $228,000, $446,000 and $571,000 in fiscal years 1996, 1995,
    and 1994, respectively.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (CONTINUED)


NOTE 7  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

    Significant supplier
    In fiscal 1996 and 1995, one supplier accounted for sales aggregating
    approximately $71.6 million and $61.0 million, respectively.  The loss of
    this supplier could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
    business and financial results and condition.

    Leases
    The Company leases retail stores and distribution facilities under
    operating leases with remaining lives on most leases ranging from one to
    five years.  Some leases contain renewal options of one to five years which
    the Company may exercise at the end of the initial lease term.  The leases
    generally require the Company to pay taxes, insurance, and certain common
    area maintenance costs.

    Aggregate rental expense, including common area maintenance charges, for
    all operating leases for the fiscal years ended 1996, 1995, and 1994 was
    approximately  $15,990,829, $16,769,000 and $18,012,000, respectively.  As
    of March 30, 1996, future minimum rental payments under non-cancelable
    operating and capital leases for retail stores and distribution facilities,
    and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):

                                  Capital  Operating
    Fiscal Year                   leases    leases
    ----------------------------------------------
    1997                             330    13,261
    1998                             306     9,251
    1999                               -     5,446
    2000                               -     2,404
    2001                                     1,157
    Thereafter                         -         -
                                  ------    ------
    Total minimum payments           636   $31,519
                                            ------
                                            ------
    Less interest                    (61)
                                  ------
    Present value of minimum
      lease payments                 575
    Less current portion            (295)
                                  ------
    Capital lease obligations,
    less current portion            $280
                                  ------
                                  ------


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (CONTINUED)

NOTE 8  DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

    Effective May 13, 1996, the Company sold its CGE division to SSI, a Texas
    corporation, for $45 million in cash pursuant to the terms of an asset
    purchase agreement entered into on March 23, 1996.  Egghead and SSI also
    entered into a Fulfillment Agreement and a Call Center Lease relating to
    the provision of certain support services by Egghead to SSI and to the
    lease for a period of three years of a portion of Egghead's facility
    previously used by the CGE division.  The assets, liabilities, and results
    of discontinued operations of the CGE division are presented separately in
    the accompanying financial statements.

    The income from discontinued operations for 1996, 1995, and 1994 is
    comprised of the following (in thousands):

                                                 Fiscal year
                                                 -----------
                                 1996                1995              1994
                               --------            --------          --------

    Net sales                  $  363.3            $  428.5          $  404.8
    Costs and expenses            362.7               418.7             391.9
                               --------            --------          --------
    Income before provision
      for income taxes              0.6                 9.8              12.9
    Income tax expense              0.2                 3.8               5.1
                               --------            --------          --------
    Income from
      discontinued operations  $    0.4            $    6.0          $    7.8
                               --------            --------          --------
                               --------            --------          --------

    The net assets of discontinued operations for 1996 and 1995 consist of the
    following (in thousands):

                                                     1996              1995
                                                   --------          --------
Accounts receivable - trade, net of allowance      $   61.7          $   64.0
Merchandise inventory, net                              9.3               4.4
Deferred taxes                                          0.8               1.7
                                                   --------          --------
Net current assets of discontinued operations      $   71.8          $   70.1
                                                   --------          --------
                                                   --------          --------


NOTE 9  THEFT INSURANCE RECOVERY

    Theft insurance recovery of $1.65 million in fiscal 1995 represents
    settlement of an insurance claim, net of expenses, for inventory stolen
    from numerous retail stores during fiscal years 1991, 1992, and 1993, by
    members of a multi-state shoplifting ring.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (CONTINUED)

NOTE 10  SHAREHOLDER LITIGATION

    On June 9, 1994, the Company announced that it had settled a shareholders'
    lawsuit originally filed against the Company and two former officers who
    were also directors.  The action, originally entitled FINUCAN V. EGGHEAD,
    ET AL., was filed in federal court in Seattle in September 1993 and was
    alleged to be brought on behalf of all purchasers of the Company's common
    stock between February 11, 1992, and November 18, 1992, (other than the
    individual defendants and other individuals and entities otherwise
    affiliated with the Company).  The settlement called for a cash payment by
    the Company of $2.625 million.  Payment was made during fiscal 1995.  This
    settlement was approved by the United States District Court for the Western
    District of Washington on January 12, 1995.  Net of insurance recovery, the
    settlement and related attorneys fees resulted in a pretax charge of $1.2
    million in fiscal year 1994 ($0.04 per share, net of income tax impact).


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                                  PART III

ITEM 10. 
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
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                                 Directors

    The Company's  Board  of  Directors  (the "Board")  is  divided  into  three
classes:  Class I,  Class II,  and Class  III. Each  director serves  for a term
ending at the third annual meeting of shareholders following the annual  meeting
at  which he or she was elected, except that any director appointed by the Board
serves, subject to election by the shareholders at the next annual meeting,  for
a  term ending at the annual meeting of  shareholders for the class to which the
director was  appointed. Each  director serves  until his  or her  successor  is
elected  and  qualified  or until  his  or  her earlier  death,  resignation, or
removal.


    CLASS II DIRECTORS (TERMS TO EXPIRE IN 1999)
 
    STEVEN  E. LEBOW, age 42, has been  a director of the Company since November
1985. Mr. Lebow  is a Managing  Director of the  Investment Banking Division  of
Donaldson,  Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation, where he has been employed
since 1979.
 
    LINDA FAYNE LEVINSON, age 54, has served as the President of Fayne  Levinson
Associates,  a  general management  consulting  firm to  consumer  and financial
service organizations, since 1982. Ms. Levinson  also serves as a member of  the
Boards  of Genentech, Inc.,  Jacobs Engineering Group  Inc. and Administaff Inc.
Ms. Levinson was an executive at Creative Artists Agency, Inc. from 1993 through
February 1994 and was a partner of Wings Partners, a Los Angeles-based  merchant
bank  whose  holdings  include Northwest  Airlines,  from 1989  until  1993. Ms.
Levinson was a Senior Vice President at American Express Travel Related Services
Co., Inc. from 1984 until 1987, and  was at McKinsey & Co., a worldwide  general
management consulting firm, from 1972 through 1981, where she was made the first
woman  partner in 1979.  Ms. Levinson has  been a director  of the Company since
September 1993.

    MELVIN A. WILMORE, age 50, was appointed a director of the Company in July
1996. Mr. Wilmore is a director and the President and Chief Operating Officer 
("COO") of Ross Stores, Inc., a California based  company  which operates a
nationwide chain of retail clothing stores. He began his association with that
company in December 1991 as its Executive Vice President and COO, and was 
promoted to President and elected to the Board of Directors in March 1993. 
Prior to joining Ross Stores, Mr. Wilmore was President and Chief Executive 
Officer of Live Specialty Retail, a division of LIVE Entertainment, Inc. which 
operates a chain of prerecorded software home entertainment stores.  He has been
employed by Zale Jewelry and currently serves on the Board of Directors of 
Hechinger Company.

     CLASS III DIRECTORS (TERMS TO EXPIRE IN 1997)

    GEORGE P. ORBAN, age 50, has been  a director of the Company since  November
1985, and in May 1996 was appointed Chairman of the Board. Mr. Orban is Managing
Partner  of Orban  Partners, a  private investment  company, and  a director and
co-founder of  Ross Stores,  Inc., which  operates a  chain of  retail  clothing
stores.  He is also the founder of Office Mart Holdings Corporation, Inc., which
operates a  chain of  retail office  products superstores,  where he  served  as
Chairman of the Board until 1992.

    ERIC P. ROBISON, age 36, was appointed a director of the Company in July 
1996. Since 1994 Mr. Robison has been a Business Development Associate for 
Vulcan Ventures Inc. ("Vulcan"), a venture capital firm wholly-owned by Paul 
G. Allen, a former director of the Company. Mr. Robison's responsibilities 
at Vulcan include overseeing investment opportunities for Mr. Allen as well 
as providing strategic business consultation to the many companies controlled
by Mr. Allen. Prior to joining Vulcan, Mr. Robison was co-founder and 
Vice President of The Stanton Robison Group, Inc., a business developement, 
marketing and advertising consulting firm, from 1992 - 1993. During 1991 he 
was a consultant with Stanton Bondo & Co. and for the two years before that, 
he was Vice President of SGS, Inc., which is involved in the restaurant 
business. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the following publicly
held companies: ARI Network Services, Inc. and C/NET, Inc.



    CLASS I DIRECTORS (TERMS TO EXPIRE IN 1998)
 
    RICHARD  P.  COOLEY,  age 72,  has  been  a director  of  the  Company since
September 1992 and served as  Chairman from February 1993  to June 1993. He  was
Chairman  of Seafirst Bank from  January 1983 to December  1990, Chairman of the
Executive Committee of Seafirst  Bank from January 1991  to March 1994, and  was
named  Honorary Director of Seafirst Bank in  April 1994. Mr. Cooley also serves
as a director of Ackerley Comm., Inc.



    TERENCE M. STROM,  age 52,  has been  a director  and the  President of  the
Company  since June 1993, and  the Chief Executive Officer  of the Company since
September 1993. From January 1990 until joining the Company, he served as Senior
Vice President of  Marketing, and  from July 1989  until December  1989 as  Vice
President of Merchandising, of Best Buy Co., Inc., a consumer electronics retail
chain.
 
    SAMUEL  N. STROUM,  age 75, has  been a  director of the  Company since June
1984. He is  the principal of  Samuel Stroum Enterprises,  a private  investment
company,  and the Chairman of MACS Air,  Inc., an air charter company. From 1975
to   April    1991,   Mr.    Stroum    served   as    a   director    of    both
Seafirst  Bank and Seafirst Corporation. At Seafirst Corporation Mr. Stroum also
served  on  the  Executive  Committee  and  was  Chairman  of  the  Organization
Committee. He is also a Regent and Past President of the Board of Regents of the
University of Washington.

                                 Executive Officers

                                    -------------


    TOMMY E. COLLINS, age  39, joined the  Company in July  1995 as Director  of
Management  Information Systems  ("MIS"). In  May 1996  he was  promoted to Vice
President of MIS. Prior to joining the  Company, Mr. Collins spent ten years  at
Key Tronic Corporation, serving for the last five years as Director of Corporate
Information   Services.  Key  Tronic  Corporation  is  an  independent  computer
peripheral manufacturing company.
 
    KURT S. CONKLIN, age 43, joined the Company in August 1994 as Vice President
of Human Resources. In May 1996 he  was promoted to Senior Vice President.  From
June  1992  until joining  the Company,  Mr.  Conklin was  employed as  the Vice
President of  Human  Resources  and  Purchasing at  Key  Tronic  Corporation,  a
computer  peripheral manufacturing company. From August  1987 to August 1991, he
was the  Vice  President of  Administration  at Danzas  Corporation,  a  freight
forwarding company.
 
    DIANE  E. COUSINEAU, age 46, was appointed  Vice President of Stores in June
1995. Ms. Cousineau joined the Company in September 1990 as Director of  Special
Projects, and served as Director of Retail Operations from February 1991 to June
1995.  Prior to joining  the Company, Ms. Cousineau  was employed by Waldenbooks
for ten years, where she  held various management positions, including  Regional
Director of the Northeast.
 
    PETER  F. GROSSMAN,  age 42,  joined the Company  in September  1994 as Vice
President of  Retail  and  in  August  1995  he  was  named  Vice  President  of
Merchandising  and Advertising. He  was promoted to  Executive Vice President in
May 1996. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Grossman was employed by The Sharper
Image, a national retail and catalog sales company, where he served as Executive
Vice President of Merchandising from July 1993 to September 1994, and as  Senior
Vice  President of Merchandising  from May 1990  to June 1993.  He has also been
employed as  a  Vice President  by  Rich's/Goldsmith's and  The  Emporium,  both
department store chains.
 
    JAMES  F. KALASKY,  age 46, joined  the Company as  Merchandising Manager in
July 1995  and was  promoted to  Vice President  of Merchandising  in May  1996.
Previously  Mr. Kalasky was Director of Merchandising at Damark International, a
membership driven  consumer direct  marketing company,  from 1994  to 1995,  and
before  that, Vice President of Merchandising at  Best Buy Co., Inc., a consumer
electronics retail chain, from 1992 to 1994. Prior to his association with  Best
Buy  Co.,  Inc., Mr.  Kalasky was  the  Merchandising Manager  for ten  years at
Boscov's, a Pennsylvania based department store chain.



    KIRK W.  LOCKHART, age  39, joined  the  Company in  November 1994  as  Vice
President of International. Since August 1995 he has also served as President of
the  Company's  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  ELEKOM Corporation.  In  May  1996 he
resigned as the Company's Vice President  of International. From August 1993  to
October 1994, he was employed as Director of Strategic Planning by Best Buy Co.,
Inc.,  a consumer electronics retail  chain. From June 1991  to August 1993, Mr.
Lockhart was Senior Manager  of Strategic Information  Systems at Pioneer  North
America,  a manufacturing company. Prior to  that time Mr. Lockhart was employed
by CCH Computax from August 1981 to June 1991 as Director of Marketing.

    RONALD J. SMITH, age 49, has been with the Company since 1987 and has been a
Senior  Vice  President  since  May  1996.  He  served  as  Vice  President   of
Distribution  and Real  Estate from  September 1993 to  May 1996.  From May 1992
until August 1993, he was Vice  President of Distribution. From July 1988  until
April  1992,  Mr. Smith  was the  Company's Director  of Distribution,  and from
January 1988 until June 1988 he was General Manager of Distribution.
 
    EDWARD S. WOZNIAK, age 50, joined the Company in May 1996 as Vice President,
Secretary and  Chief  Financial  Officer.  Before joining  the  Company  he  was
associated  for over five years  with the Thom McAn  Shoe Company, a division of
Melville Corporation, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial  Officer.  Mr.  Wozniak  also has  been  employed  by  Federated
Department Stores, Inc. and the General Foods Corporation.

COMPLIANCE WITH SEC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
        ------------------------

    Officers  and directors  of the  Company and persons  who own  more than 
ten percent of the  Company's stock  are required to  report to  the 
Securities  and Exchange  Commission ("SEC") ownership and changes in 
ownership of the Company's stock. Regulations promulgated by the SEC require 
the Company to disclose to its shareholders those filings that were not made 
on a timely basis. Based solely on its review of copies of such reports 
received by it, or written  representations received from reporting  persons  
that no  such  forms were  required  for those persons, the Company believes  
that, during  fiscal  year 1996, its officers and directors  complied with  
all applicable filing requirements, with the following exceptions:  Messrs. 
Ron Foster and Glenn Johnson,  both former Vice  Presidents of the Company, 
filed late their respective initial beneficial ownership reports on Form 3 
that were required to be filed in connection with the commencement of their
employment as executive officers of the Company.




ITEM 11. 
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
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ANNUAL AND LONG-TERM COMPENSATION

    The  following  table  sets  forth  annual  and  long-term  compensation for
services rendered during fiscal  years 1996, 1995, and  1994, by Mr. Stroum, the
Company's  Chief Executive Officer, and the  other Named Executive Officers.

                           SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE




                                                                                         LONG-TERM
                                                                                        COMPENSATION
                                                      ANNUAL COMPENSATION                  AWARDS
                                          -------------------------------------------   ------------
                                                                         OTHER ANNUAL    SECURITIES     ALL OTHER
                                           FISCAL     SALARY    BONUS    COMPENSATION    UNDERLYING    COMPENSATION
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION               YEAR (1)   ($) (1)     ($)         ($)        OPTIONS (#)      ($) (2)
- ----------------------------------------  --------   --------  --------  ------------   ------------   ------------
                                                                                     
Terence M. Strom (3) ...................   1996      $299,994  $      0    $70,395              0         $    0
 President and Chief                       1995       300,000   300,000          0         50,000              0
 Executive Officer                         1994       230,769   852,500     31,075        268,000            N/A
Brian W. Bender (4) ....................   1996       196,442    30,080     53,804         45,000              0
 Vice President, Chief                     1995           N/A       N/A        N/A            N/A            N/A
 Financial Officer and                     1994           N/A       N/A        N/A            N/A            N/A
 Secretary
Peter F. Grossman (5) ..................   1996       230,000         0     58,273         20,000          4,423
 Executive Vice                            1995       123,846         0      5,846         40,000              0
 President                                 1994           N/A       N/A        N/A            N/A            N/A
Ronald J. Smith (6) ....................   1996       150,000    77,943     56,459         20,000          3,398
 Senior Vice President                     1995       147,308         0          0         25,000          1,247
                                           1994       120,731         0          0              0          2,233
Kurt S. Conklin (7) ....................   1996       140,000    62,940     65,702         20,000          3,951
 Senior Vice President                     1995        70,615         0     21,800         25,000              0
                                           1994           N/A       N/A        N/A            N/A            N/A


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(1) Fiscal years 1996, 1995 and 1994 each had 52 weeks.
 
(2) Amounts represent  contributions by the  Company to the  Company's Nest  Egg
    401(k) savings plan on behalf of participating Named Executive Officers.

(3) Mr.  Strom joined the Company in June 1993. The salary shown for fiscal year
    1994 is for a partial fiscal year's employment. Mr. Strom's bonus for fiscal
    year 1995 represents a guaranteed  bonus based on his employment agreement,
    the term of which ended June 28, 1996. His fiscal year 1994 bonus represents
    a  grant  of  68,000  shares of  Common  Stock  upon the commencement of his
    employment, valued at the market price of such shares on the date of grant,
    and a $300,000 guaranteed cash bonus. Other Annual Compensation in fiscal 
    year 1994 include amounts paid for costs associated with the sale of Mr. 
    Strom's prior residence upon commencement of his employment with the Company
    and in fiscal year 1996 includes amounts paid for relocation expenses
    incurred as a result of the relocation of corporate headquarters.





(4) Mr.  Bender joined the Company in May 1995. The salary shown for fiscal 
    year 1996 is for a partial fiscal year's employment. Other Annual 
    Compensation in fiscal year 1996  represents amounts paid for relocation  
    costs related to the  sale of  Mr. Bender's prior residence and the cost 
    of temporary housing upon commencement of  his employment with the 
    Company. In fiscal year 1996 he received a bonus of $30,080 for his 
    contribution to the relocation of the Company's corporate headquarters. 
    Mr. Bender resigned from the Company in May 1996.

(5) Mr. Grossman's Other Annual Compensation in fiscal year 1996 is comprised 
    of amounts paid for relocation expenses incurred as a result of the 
    relocation of the  corporate headquarters.  Other  Annual Compensation  
    in fiscal  year 1995  consists of amounts paid for relocation  costs
    associated  with  the  commencement  of  Mr.   Grossman's employment with
    the Company. Amounts for fiscal year 1994 are not applicable as
    Mr. Grossman did not begin his  employment with the Company until fiscal
    year 1995.

(6) In fiscal year 1996,  Mr. Smith received an  aggregate bonus of $77,943  for
    his  contribution to  the relocation of  the Company's  headquarters and the
    relocation of  the  Company's  former Corporate,  Government  and  Education
    division.  Other Annual Compensation includes amounts paid for expenses
    incurred as a result of the relocation of the Company's headquarters.
 
(7) In fiscal year 1996, Mr. Conklin received an aggregate bonus of $62,940
    for his  contribution to  the relocation of  the Company's  headquarters
    and the relocation of  the  Company's  former Corporate, Government and 
    Education division. Other Annual Compensation in fiscal year 1996 consists
    of amounts paid for expenses incurred  as a result of the relocation of
    the Company's headquarters. Other Annual Compensation in fiscal  year 1995
    consists  of  amounts paid for relocation costs associated  with  the
    commencement  of Mr.  Conklin's  employment  with the Company. Amounts for
    fiscal year 1994 are not applicable as Mr. Conklin did not begin his
    employment with the Company until fiscal year 1995.

OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL YEAR 1996
 
    The  following table sets forth stock option grants during fiscal year ended
March 30, 1996,  to Mr. Strom,  the Company's Chief  Executive Officer, and  the
other Named Executive Officers, pursuant to the Company's 1993 Stock Option Plan
and the Company's 1986 Combined Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.
 
                       OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL YEAR 1996
 


                                                                                               POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
                                     INDIVIDUAL GRANTS                                                VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     AT ASSUMED ANNUAL
                                    NUMBER OF                                                     RATES OF STOCK
                                   SECURITIES                                                 PRICE APPRECIATION FOR
                                   UNDERLYING       % OF TOTAL                                     OPTION TERM
                                     OPTIONS      OPTIONS GRANTED    EXERCISE                ------------------------
                                     GRANTED       TO EMPLOYEES        PRICE    EXPIRATION       5%           10%
NAME                                 (#) (1)      IN FISCAL YEAR     ($/SHARE)     DATE        ($) (2)      ($) (2)
- ---------------------------------  -----------  -------------------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------
                                                                                        
Terence M. Strom.................           0             0.0%             N/A      N/A      $         0  $         0
Brian Bender.....................      40,000             6.5%          9.8800    5/18/05        248,413      629,528
                                        5,000             0.8%         10.7500    6/7/05          33,803       85,664
Peter F. Grossman................      20,000             3.2%         10.7500    6/7/05         135,212      342,655
Ronald J. Smith..................      20,000             3.2%         10.7500    6/7/05         135,212      342,655
Kurt S. Conklin..................      20,000             3.2%         10.7500    6/7/05         135,212      342,655

 
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(1) Options granted are nonqualified options, have  terms of ten years from the
    date of grant and become exercisable over a three year period in  increments
    of one-sixth, one-third and one-half of the total, respectively. The options
    were  granted at fair market value on the date of grant. Upon the occurrence
    of certain  business combination  transactions,  the exercisability  of  the
    options



    would  be accelerated or assumed by  the surviving or acquiring corporation.
    (SEE "EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION -- CHANGE OF CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS-OPTION 
    PLANS.")

(2) Amounts reported  in these columns  represent amounts that  may be realized
    upon exercise of the options immediately prior to expiration of their  terms
    assuming  the specified compounded  rates of appreciation  on the base price
    (5% and 10%) of the Common Stock over  the terms of the options. The 5%  and
    10%  amounts are  calculated based on  rules required by  the Securities and
    Exchange Commission  and do  not reflect  the Company's  estimate of  future
    stock  price growth.  Actual gains,  if any,  on stock  option exercises are
    dependent on the timing of such exercises and the future performance of  the
    Common  Stock.  There can  be no  assurance that  the rates  of appreciation
    assumed in these columns can be achieved or that the amounts reflected  will
    be received by the individuals.

AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL YEAR 1996 AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION 
VALUES

    The  following table  sets forth  information with  respect to  stock option
grants made  under the  Company's stock  option plans  to Mr.  Strom, the  Chief
Executive  Officer, and  the other Named  Executive Officers,  including (i) the
number of shares of  Common Stock purchased upon  exercise of options in  fiscal
year  1996; (ii) the net value realized  upon such exercise; (iii) the number of
unexercised options  outstanding  at March  30,  1996;  and (iv)  the  value  of
unexercised in-the-money options at March 30, 1996.

                AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL YEAR 1996
                                      AND
                         FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES




                                                                          NUMBER OF SECURITIES        VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
                                           SHARES                        UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED       IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS
                                          ACQUIRED          VALUE      OPTIONS AT FISCAL YEAR-END    AT FISCAL YEAR END (1)
                                         ON EXERCISE      REALIZED     --------------------------  --------------------------
NAME                                         (#)             ($)       EXERCISABLE  UNEXERCISABLE  EXERCISABLE  UNEXERCISABLE
- -------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  -------------
                                                                                              
Terence M. Strom.....................             0       $       0       108,335        141,665   $   259,897   $   274,478
Brian Bender.........................             0               0             0         45,000             0        32,500
Peter F. Grossman....................             0               0         6,668         53,332        25,422       127,078
Ronald J. Smith......................             0               0        14,668         42,332        18,756        93,744
Kurt S. Conklin......................             0               0         1,251         26,249         4,769        23,824

 
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(1) Values are based on the difference between the option exercise price and the
    fair  market value on  March 30, 1996  ($10.6875 per share  as quoted in the
    Nasdaq National Market), multiplied by  the respective number of vested  and
    unvested shares underlying the option.





CHANGE OF CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS

    CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENTS.  In July 1996 the Company entered into  Senior
Management  Employment Agreements with Peter F.  Grossman, Ronald J. Smith, Kurt
S. Conklin, Edward  S. Wozniak,  Tommy E. Collins,  James F.  Kalasky, Diane  E.
Cousineau  and eight other executives. These agreements provide certain benefits
in the event that, during the two-year period after  execution, such executive's
employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than "cause" or  by
the  executive for "good  reason" (as both  terms are defined  in the agreement)
following a  "change of  control"  of the  Company.  Such benefits  include  (i)
payment  of the executive's base salary for the balance of such two-year period,
(ii) payment of an amount equal to  such executive's annual base salary for  one
year following termination (or six months in the case of certain executives) and
(iii)  continuation of life insurance, disability, medical and dental, and other
similar employee benefits  for the balance  of such two-year  period or for  one
year  (or six months  in the case  of certain executives),  whichever is longer.
Such benefits are also payable  by the Company in  the event of the  executive's
death  or disability following a  change of control of  the Company. All amounts
payable under the  Senior Management  Employment Agreements are  subject to  the
limitation  that no  amounts that would  constitute an  excess parachute payment
(within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Internal Revenue Code) may be paid
to  any  executive.  On  each  anniversary,  the  Senior  Management  Employment
Agreements are automatically extended for an additional year, unless the Company
notifies the executive at least sixty (60) days prior to such anniversary.
 
    Except as described in the foregoing paragraphs, the Company has not entered
into  any employment agreements  with its executive  officers as of  the date of
this proxy statement.
 
    OPTION PLANS.   The  Company's stock  option plans  provide that,  upon  the
occurrence of certain transactions, including certain mergers and other business
combinations involving the Company, outstanding options will fully vest, subject
to termination upon consummation of such transaction. In the alternative, at the
discretion   of  the  Company  and  the  corporation(s)  participating  in  such
transactions, such  options  may  be  assumed  by  the  acquiring  or  surviving
corporation.
 
    DIRECTOR  PLAN.    The  Company's Non-employee  Director  Stock  Option Plan
provides that upon  the occurrence  of certain  transactions, including  certain
mergers  and  business  combinations  involving  the  Company,  the  vesting  of
outstanding options will be accelerated so that all options would be immediately
exercisable. Any  options  not  exercised  would  terminate  upon
consummation of such a transaction.
 
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION.

    Messrs. Stroum  and Orban, and  Ms. Levinson,  all shareholders and 
directors of  the Company, together with Mr. Paul G. Allen, former director, 
were all members  of the  Compensation Committee  of  the Board during fiscal 
year 1996.

    Mr.  Allen is a shareholder  and director of Microsoft Corporation, the
founder and  Chairman  of Asymetrix  Corporation,  and the  President  and  sole
shareholder  of Vulcan  Ventures Inc.  In fiscal  year 1996,  aggregate software
purchases  by   the  Company   directly   from  Microsoft   were   approximately
$158,258,685.  Additional  Microsoft  products  were  purchased  by  the Company
through third-party distributors.  In fiscal year  1996, aggregate purchases  by
the  Company  from Asymetrix  were  approximately $605,613.  Both  Asymetrix and
Microsoft purchased products directly from  the Company during fiscal year  1996
in the respective amounts of $112,186 and $9,838,497. All of such purchases were
made  in  the ordinary  course  of business  at  prevailing rates  for corporate
customers. In a stock purchase agreement among Vulcan Ventures Inc. and  certain
shareholders of the Company (including certain of the Company's directors) dated
June  18, 1987, such shareholders agreed to  use their best efforts to encourage
the Company and its subsidiaries to do business with the above entities as  well
as  with any other affiliate of Mr.  Allen or Vulcan Ventures Inc., provided the
transaction is on an arm's-length basis.




    Mr. Stroum  and  his  daughter,  Marsha Sloan  Glazer,  were  directors  and
shareholders  of  SureFind Corp.  ("SureFind"),  a company  providing electronic
interactive products,  that was  dissolved during  fiscal year  1996. Mr.  Allen
(through  Vulcan  Ventures  Inc.),  Mr.  Lebow,  and  another  of  Mr.  Stroum's
daughters, Cynthia Stroum Meagher, were also shareholders of SureFind until  its
dissolution.  In July 1993, SureFind and the Company entered into an Interactive
Express' Services Agreement ("Agreement"), having a term of approximately  three
and one-half years, under which SureFind was contracted to develop and license a
telephonic  information order system for the Company for approximately $700,000,
plus certain service fees, subject to certain credits. In May 1994, SureFind and
the Company agreed to  modify the Agreement and  settle obligations incurred  to
date at $600,000. The modification, having a term of two years from the original
Agreement  date, provided for payment to SureFind by the Company of a minimum of
$30,000 per month, plus  certain service fees, subject  to certain credits,  for
ongoing  project  support and  development  of additional  applications  for the
Company. Pursuant to the terms of the modification, the Agreement terminated  in
July  1995. During fiscal year 1996 prior  to such termination, the Company paid
SureFind an aggregate amount of $180,000 for such services.
 
    The Company has entered  into an arrangement  with Retail Enterprises,  Inc.
("Retail  Enterprises"),  a retail  consulting  firm wholly-owned  by  George P.
Orban,  Chairman  of  the  Company's   Board  of  Directors.  Pursuant  to   the
arrangement,  Retail Enterprises will provide  consulting services and advice to
the Company  on retail  strategy.  The Company  will  pay Retail  Enterprises  a
consulting fee of $25,000 per month for such services.
 
BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

    OVERVIEW  AND  PHILOSOPHY.   The Compensation  Committee  of the  Board (the
"Committee") is responsible for recommending  to the Board compensation for  the
Company's  five highest-compensated executive  officers, including the Company's
Chief  Executive  Officer,   and  for  reviewing   and  approving   compensation
recommendations  made by  the Chief  Executive Officer  for the  other executive
officers. The  Committee  is  also  responsible for  administering  all  of  the
Company's  compensation  programs.

    The Committee's goal is to provide compensation that is fair and competitive
and that will  reward sustained  high performance. The  Committee also  believes
that  executives should have the opportunity  for a significant portion of their
compensation to  be  "at  risk"  in the  form  of  incentive  compensation.  The
Company's  executive  compensation packages  generally  consist of  base salary,
annual incentive compensation in  the form of  bonuses, and long-term  incentive
compensation  in the form  of stock options. The  Committee also administers and
reviews any employment agreements between the Company and its executives.

    BASE SALARY.   In determining  the base  salary for  a particular  executive
within  the salary range for his or  her position, the Committee initially takes
into account the salary necessary to encourage the executive to join the Company
in lieu  of  pursuing  other  employment  opportunities.  In  later  years,  the
Committee  considers the amount  budgeted by the Board  for salary increases and
the executive's  success in  achieving  the performance  objectives  established
annually for such executive. The performance objectives established annually for
executives  consist  of both  quantitative  goals (such  as  increasing revenue,
margin or number of accounts, or decreasing returns) and qualitative goals (such
as training subordinates, managing special projects, and responding to  changing
market  conditions). There is  generally no specific  weighing of these factors.
The base salaries received by the Named Executive Officers (other than the Chief
Executive  Officer)  generally  are  above  the  median  for  base  salaries  of
executives  in  similar  positions at companies  in the  comparison  group  (the
"Comparison Group"), which is composed of national retail companies with  annual
revenues  ranging from $100 million to $2.5 billion, none of which companies are
included in the CRSP Index  for  Nasdaq  Stock  Market  (SIC 573)  used  in  the
Company's   stock   price   performance  graph   which  appears  later  in  this
document. The  Company does  not have  a  target range  for  base  salaries  for
executive officers.





    ANNUAL  INCENTIVE  COMPENSATION.   In  fiscal  year 1996,  cash  bonuses for
executives were considered at  the end of  the fiscal year  by the Committee  in
consultation  with  the Chief  Executive  Officer. Such  consultation  took into
consideration the  Company's  financial  performance,  including  the  Company's
earnings per share. Based upon the Company's financial performance, no executive
officer  received a bonus for fiscal year 1996, except as follows: Brian Bender,
former Vice  President,  Secretary  and Chief  Financial  Officer,  received  an
aggregate  bonus of $30,080 based upon his contribution to the relocation of the
Company's headquarters; Kurt Conklin and Ronald  Smith  each  received aggregate
bonuses in the respective amounts  of $62,940 and $77,943, which were based upon
their contribution  to the relocation  of the  Company's  headquarters  and  the
relocation of the Company's  former Corporate, Government and  Education ("CGE")
division; and Ronald  Foster,  former  Vice President of Operations, received  a
bonus of $45,746 based upon his contribution  to the relocation of the Company's
former CGE division.


    LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION.   The primary  objective of the  Company's
stock  option program is  to provide incentives  tied to the  performance of the
Company as measured by stock price appreciation. The Committee believes that the
Company's stock  option program  better aligns  the interests  of the  Company's
executives  with  those  of  its shareholders.  The  Committee  generally grants
nonqualified stock options with an exercise price equal to the fair market value
of the Common Stock on the date of grant and a three year vesting schedule.
 
    In granting options, the Committee considers the amount and value of options
currently held, but  does not  have a target  ownership level  for Common  Stock
holdings  for executives. In fiscal year  1996, the Committee granted options to
purchase 621,100 shares of  Common Stock, of which  options to purchase  185,000
shares  were granted  to executive officers,  four of which  are Named Executive
Officers as referred to throughout this document, and the remaining 436,100 were
granted to a broad range of  employees, generally fixed by salary grade.  Within
the  group of executive officers, the exact  number of shares subject to options
was recommended to the Committee by  the Chief Executive Officer based upon  the
performance factors discussed under "Base Salary" above.
 
    CHIEF  EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION.  Mr.  Strom joined the Company as its
President in June 1993. He became Chief Executive Officer in September 1993. Mr.
Strom's compensation  was  governed in  fiscal  year 1996  by  the terms  of  an
employment  agreement, which provided  that he receive an  annual base salary of
$300,000 in fiscal year 1996,  and an annual bonus (up  to a maximum of 100%  of
his  annual base  salary) depending upon  his achieving performance  goals to be
established for each fiscal year, with a  minimum bonus of $300,000 for each  of
fiscal years 1994 and 1995. No bonus was paid to Mr. Strom for fiscal year 1996.
The   employment  agreement  expired  on   June  28,  1996.  Additionally,  upon
commencement of employment, Mr. Strom received a stock grant of 68,000 shares of
Common Stock and options to purchase  an additional 200,000 shares. On  November
30,  1994, Mr. Strom was granted a second option to purchase 50,000 shares. Both
options vest over a three-year period from date of grant in annual increments of
one-sixth, one-third, and one-half  of the total shares.  No stock options  were
granted  to Mr. Strom in  fiscal year 1996. The  Chief Executive Officer's total
compensation is  slightly below  the median  for total  annual compensation  for
executive officers in a similar position at companies in the Comparison Group.
 
    In  structuring Mr. Strom's compensation, the  Committee seeks to reward him
for successful performance at the  Company. In addition, the Committee  believes
that Mr. Strom's participation in the Company's stock price appreciation through
his  stock and option grants  will encourage him to  remain with the Company and
align his interests with those of the shareholders.

                                        COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
                                        Richard P. Cooley
                                        Steven E. Lebow
                                        Linda Fayne Levinson
                                        Samuel N. Stroum, Chairman





NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION
 
    Directors who are not also employees  of the Company are compensated at  the
rate  of $25,000 per  annum. In addition,  non-employee directors receive $1,000
for each Board meeting attended and $1,000 for each Committee meeting  attended,
provided  that such Committee  meeting is not  held in conjunction  with a Board
meeting. Non-employee  directors  are  also reimbursed  for  actual  travel  and
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with Board membership.

    Pursuant  to  the  Egghead,  Inc. Non-Employee  Director  Stock  Option Plan
("Plan"), each non-employee  director is  granted an option  to purchase  22,500
shares  of Common  Stock upon  his or her  initial election  to the  Board at an
annual shareholders meeting, subject to three-year vesting in annual  increments
of one-third. In addition, pursuant to this Plan, each non-employee director who
is  initially elected or appointed other  than at an annual shareholders meeting
is granted an option to  purchase up to 7,500  shares of Common Stock,  prorated
for  the  number  of  months between  the  date  of grant  and  the  next annual
shareholders meeting thereafter, subject to vesting in full on the date of  such
meeting. Each non-employee director who was in office on June 7, 1995 received a
grant  of an option to purchase 13,500 shares of Common Stock on that date. Each
such option  is  two-thirds vested  and  subject  to vesting  of  the  remaining
one-third    on   the   date   of   the   1996   Annual   Meeting.   Under   the
Plan, each non-employee director who holds an option granted on or after June 7,
1995 that  becomes  fully  vested  thereafter  automatically will be granted, on
the day after the  annual  shareholders'  meeting  at which the prior option has
become fully vested, an  additional  option  to purchase  22,500 shares, subject
to three-year vesting in annual increments of one-third.

STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE GRAPH

    The  following two graphs show a comparison of cumulative total shareholder
returns for the Company for the last five fiscal years ("Cumulative Shareholder
Returns"), with the cumulative total return  of  the  University  of  Chicago's
Center for Research  in Security  Prices ("CRSP") Index for  the  Nasdaq  Stock
Market, U.S. and Foreign (the "Nasdaq Stock  Market  Index").  The  first graph
below shows a comparison of Cumulative  Shareholder  Returns and the cumulative
total return of the Nasdaq Stock Market Index with the cumulative  total return
of  the  CRSP  Index  for  the   Nasdaq   Stock   Market   Standard  Industrial
Classification  ("SIC")  Code  573, a Retail Trade index that includes computer
and software stores (the "Nasdaq  Index  SIC 573").  The second  graph  shows a
comparison of Cumulative Shareholder Returns and the cumulative total return of
the Nasdaq Stock Market Index with the cumulative total shareholder  return  of
the Nasdaq Stock Market SIC 504 Index, a  Wholesale  Trade  SIC  that  includes
computers,  computer peripherals and computer software, combined  with SIC 573,
a Retail Trade SIC that includes  computer  and software  stores  (the  "Nasdaq
Index Combined SIC 504 & 573").

    Due to the change in the Company's  business resulting from the sale of 
its former  Corporate, Government and  Education ("CGE") division, the  
Company has selected  a line of business index, the Nasdaq Index SIC 573, 
that represents a retail line of business, by contrast to the Nasdaq Index 
Combined SIC 504 & 573 which includes both retail and wholesale  trade  SIC  
codes and was used in the performance graph in the Company's 1995 proxy 
statement. Since the scope of the Company's business will now be restricted  
solely  to  retail, the  Company believes that the Nasdaq Index SIC 573 is 
more representative of the  Company's line of business than the Nasdaq Index 
Combined SIC 504 & 573. However, the CGE sale occurred close to the end of 
fiscal year 1996, and the graphs shown  below include a comparison of the 
Company's total return with that of both the  newly selected Nasdaq Index SIC 
573 as well as the Nasdaq Index Combined SIC 504 & 573 used in last year's 
proxy statement.

    Each comparison assumes $100 was invested in the Company's Common Stock 
on March 30, 1991, in each of the foregoing indices, and assumes reinvestment 
of dividends, if any. The  Company has not paid  dividends. The stock 
performance  shown on the graphs below is not necessarily indicative of 
future price performance.



                COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR-CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
                              PEFORMANCE GRAPH FOR
                                 EGGHEAD, INC.
 
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
 


           EGGHEAD, INC.   NASDAQ STOCK MARKET INDEX       NASDAQ INDEX SIC-573 (US + FOREIGN)
                                                  
                                                         
                               (U.S. & Foreign)             
3/28/91              100                    100                                                    100
4/30/91             96.7                  100.6                                                  101.2
5/31/91             98.3                  105.3                                                  110.7
6/28/91             95.0                   99.1                                                  107.5
7/31/91             90.0                  104.9                                                  114.7
8/30/91            103.3                  109.9                                                  127.3
9/30/91            116.7                  110.5                                                  135.9
10/31/91           140.0                  114.1                                                  133.5
11/29/91           115.0                  110.3                                                  121.2
12/31/91           111.7                  123.4                                                  116.0
1/31/92            128.3                  130.8                                                  139.9
2/28/92            166.7                  133.7                                                  168.4
3/27/92            180.0                  127.5                                                  155.6
4/30/92            166.7                  122.1                                                  140.4
5/29/92            145.0                  123.6                                                  132.9
6/30/92            122.5                  118.9                                                  121.8
7/31/92            123.3                  122.8                                                  117.9
8/31/92             66.7                  119.1                                                  102.4
9/30/92             59.2                  123.3                                                  114.1
10/30/92            66.7                  128.0                                                  132.3
11/30/92            66.7                  138.0                                                  140.8
12/31/92            65.8                  143.2                                                  142.0
1/29/93             65.8                  147.4                                                  147.2
2/26/93             54.2                  142.1                                                  139.3
4/2/93              52.5                  146.4                                                  141.7
4/30/93             54.2                  140.6                                                  133.6
5/28/93             57.5                  149.0                                                  140.1
6/30/93             54.2                  150.0                                                  129.3
7/30/93             47.5                  150.2                                                  131.5
8/31/93             48.3                  158.0                                                  137.2
9/30/93             46.7                  162.5                                                  151.6
10/29/93            49.2                  166.2                                                  153.5
11/30/93            57.5                  161.0                                                  149.6
12/31/93            60.0                  165.7                                                  141.7
1/31/94             63.3                  171.0                                                  133.8
2/28/94             63.3                  169.2                                                  127.6
3/31/94             57.5                  158.8                                                  114.0
4/29/94             56.7                  156.7                                                  106.2
5/31/94             52.5                  156.9                                                  100.3
6/30/94             48.3                  150.7                                                   92.9
7/29/94             44.2                  154.3                                                   93.9
8/31/94             45.8                  163.7                                                   97.4
9/30/94             47.5                  163.4                                                  101.8
10/31/94            56.7                  166.3                                                  101.5
11/30/94            68.3                  160.5                                                  105.0
12/30/94            78.3                  160.3                                                   98.3
1/31/95             71.7                  161.0                                                   96.9
2/28/95             70.0                  169.3                                                   90.1
3/31/95             56.7                  174.1                                                   86.6
4/28/95             63.3                  179.1                                                   85.3
5/31/95             68.3                  183.6                                                   86.9
6/30/95             89.2                  198.0                                                   96.0
7/31/95             87.5                  211.7                                                   96.3
8/31/95             80.0                  215.5                                                   96.0
9/29/95             54.2                  221.9                                                   86.7
10/31/95            45.8                  219.7                                                   75.2
11/30/95            53.3                  224.2                                                   69.6
12/29/95            42.9                  222.7                                                   58.0
1/31/96             40.8                  223.2                                                   55.5
2/29/96             38.8                  232.1                                                   54.1
3/29/96             71.3                  232.8                                                   60.6


Notes:
    A. The lines represent monthly index levels derived from compounded daily 
       returns that include all dividends
    B. The indexes are reweighted daily, using the market capitalization on the
       previous trading day.
    C. If the monthly interval, based on the fiscal year-end, is not a 
       trading day, the preceding trading day is used.
    D. The index level for all series was set to $100.0 on 03/28/91.



EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
 


           EGGHEAD, INC. NASDAQ STOCK MARKET INDEX  NASDAQ INDEX COMBINED SIC 504 & 573
                                        
                                 (US & Foreign)                 (US + Foreign)
3/28/91              100                    100                          100.0
4/30/91             96.7                  100.6                          100.1
5/31/91             98.3                  105.3                          109.6
6/28/91             95.0                   99.1                          108.5
7/31/91             90.0                  104.9                          121.8
8/30/91            103.3                  109.9                          133.4
9/30/91            116.7                  110.5                          147.2
10/31/91           140.0                  114.1                          156.8
11/29/91           115.0                  110.3                          144.0
12/31/91           111.7                  123.4                          144.3
1/31/92            128.3                  130.8                          166.4
2/28/92            166.7                  133.7                          197.2
3/27/92            180.0                  127.5                          180.7
4/30/92            166.7                  122.1                          161.5
5/29/92            145.0                  123.6                          157.1
6/30/92            122.5                  118.9                          143.0
7/31/92            123.3                  122.8                          139.1
8/31/92             66.7                  119.1                          120.5
9/30/92             59.2                  123.3                          135.3
10/30/92            66.7                  128.0                          151.6
11/30/92            66.7                  138.0                          162.1
12/31/92            65.8                  143.2                          162.6
1/29/93             65.8                  147.4                          174.4
2/26/93             54.2                  142.1                          165.9
4/2/93              52.5                  146.4                          169.4
4/30/93             54.2                  140.6                          155.6
5/28/93             57.5                  149.0                          167.8
6/30/93             54.2                  150.0                          159.7
7/30/93             47.5                  150.2                          165.0
8/31/93             48.3                  158.0                          172.1
9/30/93             46.7                  162.5                          183.0
10/29/93            49.2                  166.2                          187.4
11/30/93            57.5                  161.0                          182.2
12/31/93            60.0                  165.7                          186.8
1/31/94             63.3                  171.0                          182.3
2/28/94             63.3                  169.2                          182.7
3/31/94             57.5                  158.8                          162.0
4/29/94             56.7                  156.7                          154.3
5/31/94             52.5                  156.9                          153.0
6/30/94             48.3                  150.7                          133.0
7/29/94             44.2                  154.3                          136.3
8/31/94             45.8                  163.7                          140.0
9/30/94             47.5                  163.4                          140.9
10/31/94            56.7                  166.3                          141.1
11/30/94            68.3                  160.5                          140.6
12/30/94            78.3                  160.3                          135.9
1/31/95             71.7                  161.0                          138.2
2/28/95             70.0                  169.3                          133.6
3/31/95             56.7                  174.1                          140.6
4/28/95             63.3                  179.1                          141.7
5/31/95             68.3                  183.6                          144.0
6/30/95             89.2                  198.0                          156.0
7/31/95             87.5                  211.7                          166.1
8/31/95             80.0                  215.5                          167.8
9/29/95             54.2                  221.9                          171.1
10/31/95            45.8                  219.7                          157.5
11/30/95            53.3                  224.2                          159.0
12/29/95            42.9                  222.7                          163.0
1/31/96             40.8                  223.2                          160.8
2/29/96             38.8                  232.1                          169.4
3/29/96             71.3                  232.8                          167.1


Notes:
    A. The lines represent monthly index levels derived from compounded daily 
       returns that include all dividends
    B. The indexes are reweighted daily, using the market capitalization on the
       previous trading day.
    C. If the monthly interval, based on the fiscal year-end, is not a 
       trading day, the preceding trading day is used.
    D. The index level for all series was set to $100.0 on 03/28/91.


ITEM 12.  COMMON STOCK OWNERSHIP
          OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

    The  following table sets forth information relating to the beneficial  
ownership, as of July 22, 1996, of the Company's  Common Stock  for the  
following persons: (i) each person known by the Company to be the beneficial 
owner of more than  five percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; 
(ii) each director and nominee as of the date hereof; (iii)  the Chief 
Executive  Officer of the  Company; (iv) the  four highest  paid  executive  
officers  of  the  Company  during  fiscal  year  1996 (collectively, with  
the  Chief  Executive  Officer, the  "Named   Executive Officers");  and  (v) 
all  directors, nominees,  and  executive officers  of the Company as a group.


                              BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP




                                                                                       COMMON STOCK
                                                                         -----------------------------------------
                                                                          AMOUNT AND NATURE OF
                                                                               BENEFICIAL        PERCENT OF SHARES
                                                                             OWNERSHIP (1)          OUTSTANDING
                                                                         ----------------------  -----------------
                                                                                           
GREATER THAN 5% SHAREHOLDERS (2)
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, Inc. (3) ....................................          1,718,550               9.78%
 707 Westchester Avenue
 White Plains, New York 10604
Morgan Stanley Asset Management Ltd. (4) ..............................          1,764,850              10.04%
 25 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf
 London, E14 4QA, England
Vanguard Explorer Fund, Inc. (5) ......................................            900,000               5.12%
 P O Box 2600
 Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600
Wellington Management Company (6) .....................................            900,000               5.12%
 75 State Street
 Boston, MA 02109
David A. Rocker (7) ...................................................          1,644,900               9.36%
 45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1759
 New York, New York 10111
Paul G. Allen (8) .....................................................          1,666,934               9.47%
 110 - 110th N.E. Ave., #550
 Bellevue, WA 98004
DIRECTORS AND NOMINEES
Richard P. Cooley (9)..................................................             27,500               *
Steven E. Lebow (10)...................................................             32,210               *
Linda F. Levinson (11).................................................             22,500               *
George P. Orban (12)...................................................            213,994               1.22%
Eric P. Robison (13)...................................................              1,250               *
Terence M. Strom (14)..................................................            276,335               1.55%
Samuel N. Stroum (15)..................................................            172,596               *
Melvin A. Wilmore (16).................................................              1,250               *  
NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (17)
Brian W. Bender........................................................                  0               *
Peter F. Grossman(18)..................................................             24,747               *
Ronald J. Smith (19)...................................................             30,227               *
Kurt S. Conklin (20)...................................................              5,833               *
All of the above directors and nominees, the Named Executive Officers,
 and other executive officers as a group (17 persons) (21).............            833,021               4.6%


- ------------------------
 
 *  Percentage of beneficial ownership is less than one percent

 (1) The persons named in the above table have sole voting and investment  power
     with  respect to all shares of Common  Stock shown as beneficially owned by
     them, except as otherwise described in  these footnotes. As noted in  these
     footnotes,  shares beneficially owned may include shares subject to options
     that are exercisable within 60 days from July 22, 1996 (i.e., September 20,
     1996).



 (2) Deemed  beneficial owners of the shares by virtue of the direct or indirect
     investment and/or voting discretion possessed pursuant to the provisions of
     investment advisory  agreements  with  their  clients  or  other  fiduciary
     arrangements such as partnership agreements.
 
 (3) Based  on  Schedule 13G  Statement filed  with the  Securities and Exchange
     Commission ("SEC") dated May 1, 1996.

 (4) Based on joint filing of Amendments  No. 1 and 2 to Schedule 13G  Statement
     of  Morgan  Stanley Group,  Inc. and  its  wholly owned  subsidiary, Morgan
     Stanley Asset Management Limited, filed with the SEC and dated February 13,
     1996 and February 16, 1996, respectively.
 
 (5) Based on Schedule 13G Statement filed with the SEC dated February 14, 1996.
     Vanguard Explorer Fund, Inc. ("Vanguard") has sole voting power and  shared
     investment  power with respect  to these shares. These  shares are the same
     shares reported in the table as beneficially owned by Wellington Management
     Company ("Wellington") with  respect to which  Wellington filed a  Schedule
     13G Statement as noted below in footnote (6).
 
 (6) Based  on Schedule 13G Statement filed with the SEC dated January 29, 1996.
     Wellington has shared investment power and no voting power with respect  to
     these  shares. These shares  are the same  shares reported in  the table as
     beneficially owned  by Vanguard  with  respect to  which Vanguard  filed  a
     Schedule 13G as noted above in footnote (5).
 
 (7) Based  on Amendments No.  3 and 4 to Schedule  13D Statement filed with the
     SEC, dated November, 9, 1995 and February 21, 1996, respectively.

 (8) Includes  1,648,934  shares  held   by  Vulcan  Ventures  Inc.,  a  private
     investment  firm of which Mr. Allen  is President and sole shareholder, and
     18,000 shares subject to options that are exercisable now or within 60 days
     of July 22, 1996.

 (9) Includes 5,000 shares  held directly and 22,500  shares subject to  options
     that are exercisable now or within 60 days of July 22, 1996.
 
(10) Includes  9,710 shares  held directly and 22,500  shares subject to options
     that are exercisable now or within 60 days of July 22, 1996.
 
(11) Represents 22,500  shares subject to  options that are  exercisable now  or
     within 60 days of July 22, 1996.
 
(12) Includes  84,000  shares held by  Orban Partners, a  general partnership of
     which Mr.  Orban is  General  Partner, 107,494  shares held  directly,  and
     22,500 shares subject to options that are exercisable now or within 60 days
     of July 22, 1996.

(13) Represents 1,250 shares subject to options that are exercisable now or
     within 60 days of July 22, 1996.

(14) Includes  68,000 shares held directly and 208,335 shares subject to options
     that are exercisable now or within 60 days of July 22, 1996.
 
(15) Includes 150,002 shares held directly, 94 shares owned with his spouse, and
     22,500 shares subject to options that are exercisable now or within 60 days
     of July 22, 1996. Does not include 150,000 shares transferred by Mr. Stroum
     to the Stroum Foundation and 150,000 shares transferred by Mr. Stroum to
     the Stroum Family Foundation, with respect to which Mr. Stroum disclaims
     beneficial ownership.

(16) Represents 1,250 shares subject to options that are exercisable now or 
     within 60 days of July 22, 1996.

(17) Brian W. Bender, Peter F. Grossman, Ronald J. Smith and Kurt S. Conklin are
     included as Named Executive Officers of  the Company because they were  the
     four  most highly  paid executive officers  during fiscal  year 1996, other
     than the Chief  Executive Officer.  Terence M. Strom,  the Chief  Executive
     Officer, is also a Named Executive Officer.
 
(18) Includes  1,413 shares  held directly and 23,334  shares subject to options
     exercisable now or within 60 days of July 22, 1996.
 
(19) Includes 2,393 shares  held directly and 27,834  shares subject to  options
     exercisable now or within 60 days of July 22, 1996.
 
(20) Represents  shares subject to options exercisable  now or within 60 days of
     July 22, 1996.
 
(21) Includes shares  subject to options  exercisable now or  within 60 days  of
     July 22, 1996.



ITEM 13.   
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
         ------------------------

    During fiscal  year 1996,  Steven  E.  Lebow and Samuel  N. Stroum, 
shareholders and directors of the Company, and Paul G. Allen, a director 
during fiscal year 1996, were parties  to certain transactions with  the 
Company. (SEE "EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION -- COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS 
AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION.")

    Richard  P. Cooley, a shareholder and director  of the Company, serves as an
Honorary Director of  Seafirst Bank. On  December 8, 1995,  the Company  entered
into  a  Revolving Loan  Agreement with  Seattle-First National  Bank ("Seafirst
Bank") and U.S.  Bank of  Washington, National Association,  which provided  for
secured  borrowings of up  to $35,000,000. The  Revolving Loan Agreement expired
April 30, 1996 and was not renewed.

    On March 25,1996 the Company announced  it had entered into an agreement  to
sell  to  Software  Spectrum,  Inc.,  a  Texas  corporation,  the  Company's CGE
division. The sale was  effective May 13, 1996.  Steven E. Lebow, a  shareholder
and  director of the Company, is a Managing Director of the Investment Banking
Division of Donaldson,  Lufkin, &  Jenrette Securities  Corporation ("DLJ"),  an
investment  banking firm  that assisted  the Company  with the  CGE transaction.
During fiscal year 1996 the Company  employed DLJ to represent the Company in 
connection with the  proposed sale  of the  assets of the  Company's former CGE
division.  In this connection, DLJ was paid a fee of $1,210,200.

INDEBTEDNESS OF MANAGEMENT


    The following table sets forth information for fiscal year 1996 with respect
to certain loans made to executive officers by the Company.





                                                                                LARGEST AMOUNT
                                                                  RATE OF     OUTSTANDING DURING     AMOUNT OUTSTANDING
NAME                                          REASON              INTEREST          FY1996             AS OF 7/22/96
- ----------------------------------  --------------------------  ------------  ------------------  -------------------------
                                                                                      
Brian W. Bender ..................  Moving expenses                    6.0%      $    110,541                     0
 Former Vice President and
 Chief Financial Officer
Peter F. Grossman ................  Moving expenses                    6.0%      $     83,400                     0
 Executive Vice President
Ronald J. Smith ..................  Moving expenses                    6.0%      $     67,687(1)                  0
 Senior Vice President


(1) Of this amount, $50,000 was repaid by Mr. Smith and $17,687 was forgiven 
    by the Company.




                                       PART IV

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

    A)  Documents filed as a part of this report:
         1.  Financial Statements
             The Consolidated Financial Statements, Notes thereto, Financial
             Statement Schedules (none), and Accountants' Report thereon are
             included in Part II, Item 8, of this report.

         2a. Exhibits
             (i)     3.1       Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
                               Company
           (vii)     3.2       Amended Bylaws of the Company
             (x)    10.1   *   Microsoft 1995/1996 Channel Agreement dated July
                               1, 1995, as amended through January 1, 1996.
                    10.2       (Intentionally left blank.)
                    10.3       (Intentionally left blank.)
                    10.4       (Intentionally left blank.)
            (iv)    10.5   *   Microsoft January - June, 1993 Reseller Rebate
                               and Marketing Fund Agreement.
             (v)    10.6   *   Microsoft 1993/1994 Channel Agreement dated July
                               1, 1993.
             (v)    10.7   *   Rebate and Marketing Fund Addendum to the
                               1993/1994 Microsoft Channel Agreement dated
                               November 1, 1993.
             (v)    10.8   *   Amendment to the Microsoft 1993/1994 Channel
                               Agreement (appointment as a Major Chain
                               Reseller) dated November 10, 1993.
             (v)    10.9   *   Reseller agreement with WordPerfect Corporation
                               dated April 1, 1994.
            (vi)    10.10  *   Microsoft 1994/1995 Channel Agreement dated July
                               1, 1994.
            (vi)    10.11  *   Addendum to the Microsoft 1994/1995 Channel
                               Agreement dated July 1, 1994.
           (vii)    10.11a     Amendment No. 1 to the Addendum to the Microsoft
                               1994/1995 Channel Agreement (Appointment as a
                               Large Account Reseller) dated July 1994.
            (vi)    10.12  *   Follow up letter dated August 2, 1994, from
                               Microsoft regarding Microsoft 1994/1995 Channel
                               Agreement dated July 1, 1994.
           (vii)    10.13  *   Addendum to the 1994/1995 Microsoft Channel
                               Agreement dated January 1995.
                    10.14      (Intentionally left blank.)
                    10.15      Lease, as amended,  dated June 9, 1988, between
                               Sammamish Park  Place I Limited Partnership as
                               Landlord and DJ&J Software Corporation as Tenant
                               regarding the Company's administrative
                               headquarters.  (Previously filed with
                               registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                               April 1, 1989, as Exhibit 10.46.)
                    10.16      First Amendment to June 9, 1988 lease between
                               Sammamish Park Place I Limited Partnership and
                               DJ&J Software Corporation dated
                               October 4, 1989.  (Previously filed with
                               registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                               March 31, 1990, as Exhibit 10.46a.)




ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
         (CONTINUED)

                    10.17      Lease dated March 23, 1992 between
                               Sammamish Park Place II Limited Partnership
                               as Landlord and DJ&J Software Corporation
                               as Tenant regarding the Company's
                               administrative headquarters.  (Previously
                               filed with registrant's Form 10-K for the
                               fiscal year ended March 28, 1992, as
                               Exhibit 10.47.)
                    10.18      Lease Termination and Rent Payment
                               Agreement between Sammamish Park Place II
                               Limited Partnership as Landlord and DJ&J
                               Software Corporation as Tenant regarding
                               the Company's administrative headquarters.
                               (Previously filed with registrant's Form
                               10-Q for the first quarter of fiscal 1995
                               ended July 2, 1994.)
            (vi)    10.18a     First Amendment to Lease Termination and
                               Rent Payment Agreement between Sammamish
                               Park Place II Limited Partnership as
                               Landlord and DJ&J Software Corporation as
                               Tenant.
            (vi)    10.18b     Second Amendment to Lease Termination and
                               Rent Payment Agreement between Sammamish
                               Park Place II Limited Partnership as
                               Landlord and DJ&J Software Corporation as
                               Tenant.
           (iii)    10.19      Lease dated March 23, 1989, between The CHY
                               Company as Landlord and DJ&J Software as
                               Tenant regarding the Company's Sacramento
                               distribution facility.
           (iii)    10.20      First amendment to lease between The CHY
                               Company as Landlord and DJ&J Software, as
                               Tenant regarding the Company's Sacramento
                               distribution facility.
                    10.21      (Intentionally left blank.)
             (i)    10.22      Lease Agreement dated January 7, 1988, with
                               Granite Properties, a limited partnership,
                               as Landlord and DJ&J Software Corporation,
                               as Tenant regarding Lancaster distribution
                               facility.
             (i)    10.23      Master License Agreement dated February 12,
                               1988, with Staples, Inc. as Licensor and
                               DJ&J Software Corporation as Licensee,
                               regarding an exclusive right to sell items
                               in Staples' discount stores.
                    10.24      First Amendment to Master License Agreement
                               between Staples, Inc. and DJ&J Software
                               Corporation dated November 14, 1990.
                               (Previously filed with registrant's Form
                               10-K for the fiscal year ended March 30,
                               1991, as same Exhibit number.)
          (viii)    10.25      Asset Purchase Agreement by and among
                               Software Spectrum, Inc., Egghead, Inc. and
                               DJ&J Software Corporation dated as of March
                               23, 1996 with Exhibits 4.11 and 4.12
                               thereto
                    10.26      (Intentionally left blank.)
                    10.27      Form of Indemnification Agreement between
                               the Company and its directors.  (Previously
                               filed with registrant's Form 10-Q for the
                               third quarter of fiscal 1995 ended December
                               31, 1994.)
                    10.28      Form of Indemnification Agreement between
                               DJ&J Software Corporation and its
                               directors.  (Previously filed with
                               registrant's Form 10-Q for the third
                               quarter of fiscal 1995 ended December 31,
                               1994.)





ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
         (CONTINUED)

            (vi)    10.29      Revolving Loan Agreement dated September
                               30, 1994, among Seattle-First National Bank
                               and U.S. Bank of Washington, National
                               Association, Egghead, Inc., and DJ&J
                               Software Corporation.

                    10.30      Revolving Loan Agreement dated September
                               30, 1993 among Seattle-First National Bank
                               and U.S. Bank of Washington, National
                               Association, Egghead, Inc., and DJ&J
                               Software Corporation.  (Previously filed
                               with registrant's Form 10-Q dated October
                               16, 1993, as same exhibit number.)
                    10.31      (Intentionally left blank.)
                    10.32      (Intentionally left blank.)
                    10.33  **  Executive employment agreement between
                               Egghead, Inc. and Terence M. Strom dated
                               June 28, 1993.  (Previously filed with
                               registrant's Form 10-Q dated October 16,
                               1993, as Exhibit 10.34.)
            (ii)    10.34  **  Egghead, Inc. 1989 Executive Retention
                               Incentive Stock Option Plan.
            (ii)    10.35  **  Egghead, Inc. 1989 Executive Retention
                               Incentive Stock Option Agreement between
                               Egghead, Inc. and Stuart M. Sloan dated
                               February 23, 1989.
            (ii)    10.36  **  Egghead, Inc. 1989 Executive Retention Non-
                               Qualified Stock Option Agreement between
                               Egghead, Inc. and Stuart M. Sloan dated February
                               23, 1989.
           (iii)    10.36a **  Amendment No. 1 to Egghead, Inc. 1989
                               Executive Retention Non-Qualified Stock
                               Option Agreement between Egghead, Inc. and
                               Stuart M. Sloan dated April 17, 1991.
                    10.37      (Intentionally left blank.)
                    10.38      (Intentionally left blank.)
            (ii)    10.39  **  Egghead, Inc. 1989 Executive Retention
                               Incentive Stock Option Agreement between
                               Egghead, Inc. and Ronald A. Weinstein dated
                               February 23, 1989.
           (iii)    10.39a **  Amendment No. 1 to Egghead, Inc. 1989
                               Executive Retention Incentive Stock Option
                               Agreement between Egghead, Inc. and Ronald
                               A. Weinstein dated April 17, 1991.
            (ii)    10.40  **  Egghead, Inc. 1989 Executive Retention Non-
                               Qualified Stock Option Agreement between
                               Egghead, Inc. and Ronald A. Weinstein dated
                               February 23, 1989.
           (iii)    10.40a **  Amendment No. 1 to Egghead, Inc. 1989
                               Executive Retention Non-Qualified Stock
                               Option Agreement between Egghead, Inc. and
                               Ronald A. Weinstein dated April 17, 1991.
                    10.41      (Intentionally left blank.)
                    10.42      (Intentionally left blank.)
            (ii)    10.43  **  Egghead, Inc. 1989 Executive Retention
                               Incentive Stock Option Agreement between
                               Egghead, Inc. and Matthew J. Griffin dated
                               February 23, 1989.





ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
         (CONTINUED)

            (ii)    10.44  **  Egghead, Inc. 1989 Executive Retention Non-
                               Qualified Stock Option Agreement between
                               Egghead, Inc. and Matthew J. Griffin dated
                               February 23, 1989.
           (iii)    10.44a **  Egghead, Inc. 1989 Executive Retention Non-
                               Qualified Stock Option Agreement between
                               Egghead, Inc., and Matthew J. Griffin dated
                               April 17, 1991.
                    10.45      (Intentionally left blank.)
                    10.46      (Intentionally left blank.)
                    10.47      (Intentionally left blank.)
                    10.48  **  Egghead, Inc. 1989 Employee Stock Purchase
                               plan.  (Previously filed with registrant's
                               Form S-8 dated June 23, 1990, as Exhibit
                               10.)
                    10.49  **  Egghead, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan.
                               (Previously filed with registrant's Form
                               10-Q dated October 16, 1993, as Exhibit
                               10.31.)
             (x)    10.50  **  Egghead, Inc. Restated Nonemployee Director
                               Stock Option Plan.
             (x)    21.1       Schedule of subsidiaries.
             (ix)   23.1       Consent of Independent Public Accountants.
             (x)    24.1       Power of Attorney.
             (x)    27         Financial Data Schedule.

         Footnotes

             (i)  Previously filed with registrant's Registration Statement on 
                  Form S-1, Registration No. 33-21472, as same Exhibit number.
            (ii)  Previously filed with the registrant's Form 8-K dated 
                  February 23, 1989, as Exhibit numbers 10.1 to 10.13.
           (iii)  Previously filed with registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal 
                  year ended March 28, 1992, as same Exhibit number.
            (iv)  Previously filed with registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal 
                  year ended April 3, 1993, as same Exhibit number.
             (v)  Previously filed with registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal 
                  year ended April 2, 1994, as same Exhibit number.
            (vi)  Previously filed with registrant's Form 10-Q for the second 
                  quarter of fiscal 1995 ended October 1, 1994.
           (vii)  Previously filed with registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal 
                  year ended April 1, 1995, as same Exhibit number.
          (viii)  Previously filed with registrant's Form 8-K dated March 23, 
                  1996, as Exhibit number 2.1.
            (ix)  Filed herewith.
             (x)  Previously filed with registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal 
                  year ended March 30, 1996, as the same Exhibit number.
              *   Confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted and 
                  filed separately with the Commission pursuant to an 
                  Application for Confidential Treatment under Rule 24b-2 under
                  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Each exhibit has been 
                  marked to identify the confidential portions that are omitted.
             **   Designates management contract or compensatory plan or 
                  arrangement.

             2b.  Form 8-K

                  Egghead, Inc., filed one report on Form 8-K, dated March 23, 
                  1996, during the fourth quarter of its fiscal year ended 
                  March 30, 1996, which reported on Items 5 and 7 of Form 8-K.





                                      SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be
    signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
    the city of Liberty Lake, State of Washington, on July 26, 1996.

                                       EGGHEAD, INC.

                                       By /S/ TERENCE M. STROM
                                         ------------------------------------
                                            Terence M. Strom
                                            President and Chief Executive
                                            Officer