EXHIBIT 23    

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 August 2, 2001, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation and subsidiaries for the year ended June 2, 2001.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 31, 2001