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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.02
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-1 (File
No. 333-43211) of our reports dated April 22, 1997, except for Notes 7 and 15
as to which the date is February 13, 1998, on our audit of the financial 
statements and financial statement schedule of CSK Auto Corporation for the 
year ended February 2, 1997. We also consent to the reference to our firm under
the caption "Experts".
 
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


 


Phoenix, Arizona
March 2, 1998
