EXHIBIT 23(i)

                      [LETTERHEAD OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP]

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our report 
dated May 2, 1994 relating to the financial statements of Corporate Express of 
Delaware, Inc. included in or made a part of this Form S-8.

                                        /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Baltimore, Maryland,
November 11, 1996