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                                                                      Exhibit 23
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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.     
2-89564, No. 33-34998, No. 33-48864, No. 33-45073, No. 33-58952, No. 33-65385,
No. 33-65387 and No. 33-55660 of CML Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries each on
Form S-8, and Registration Statements No. 33-40936, No. 33-40224, No. 33-58054
and 333-01629 of CML Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries each on Form S-3, of our
report dated September 28, 1998 except for Note 1, the second paragraph of 
Note 7 and the tenth paragraph of Note 10 as to which the dates are November 5, 
October 14 and November 2, 1998, respectively (which expresses an unqualified 
opinion and includes explanatory paragraphs relating to substantial doubt about 
the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and the filing under 
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code of the Company's NordicTrack 
operations), appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of CML Group, Inc.
and  its subsidiaries for the year ended July 31, 1998.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
November 13, 1998