EXHIBIT 23.8



                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-4) for the registration of 4,221,425 shares of its common stock of our report
dated February 19, 1996, except Note 9 for which the date is May 13, 1996, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of ASAP Software Express, Inc.
included in Corporate Express, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated June
19, 1996 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
September 26, 1996