Exhibit 23
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statements No. 2-96332, No. 33-21569, No. 33-51965, , No. 333-41077,
No. 333-65995, and No. 333-78941 of Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse
Corporation and subsidiaries on Form S-8 of our report dated July 26,
2000, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Burlington Coat
Factory Warehouse Corporation and subsidiaries for the year ended
June 3, 2000.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 31, 2000
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Exhibit 27
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