EXHIBIT 23.12

                        Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) of Corporate Express, Inc. and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated May 1, 1996 with respect
to the financial statements of Eddy Messenger Service, Inc. included in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4, No. 333-xxx) and related Prospectus of
Corporate Express, Inc. for the registration of 4,221,425 shares of its common
stock, filed on September 27, 1996.



White Plains, New York
September 27, 1996