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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):     June 6, 1996
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                                 CML GROUP, INC.
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              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                    Delaware
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                   (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


                  0-12628                           04-2451745
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         (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


         524 Main Street, Acton, Massachusetts                       01720
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         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)


                                 (508) 264-4155
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                  (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                 Not Applicable
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              (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





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         ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
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              On June 6, 1996 (the "Closing Date"), CML Group, Inc., a Delaware
         corporation (the "Company"), sold to The Discovery Channel Store, Inc.,
         a Delaware corporation (the "Buyer"), substantially all of the assets
         related to The Nature Company business pursuant to an Asset Purchase
         and Sale Agreement dated as of June 6, 1996 (the "Purchase and Sale
         Agreement"), by and among the Company, The Nature Company, a California
         corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("TNC"), The
         Nature Company International, Inc., a California corporation and
         wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("TNCI"), Nordic Advantage of
         Ontario, a corporation formed under the laws of Ontario, Canada and a
         wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("NAO"), Discovery
         Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("DCI") and the Buyer. The
         Company sold to the Buyer The Nature Company assets owned by TNC and
         NAO, as well as all of the outstanding capital stock of TNCI, for a
         cash purchase price of $39,870,000 and the assumption by the Buyer of
         certain liabilities. The purchase price was determined pursuant to an
         arms' length negotiation among the Company, the Buyer and DCI.

              The purchase price is subject to adjustment based on, among
         other things, a post-closing audit and the acquisition of certain
         landlord consents. An escrow agent is holding $4,000,000 of the cash
         purchase price in escrow pending, among other things, the determination
         of such adjustments.

              The foregoing description of the Purchase and Sale Agreement does
         not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by
         reference to the full text of the Purchase and Sale Agreement which is
         attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated herein by reference.

         ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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              (a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
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                   Not applicable.

              (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.
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                   Not applicable.      

              (c)  Exhibits.
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                   2    Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of June 6,
                        1996 by and among CML Group, Inc., The Nature Company,
                        The Nature Company International, Inc., Nordic
                        Advantage of Ontario, Discovery Communications, Inc.
                        and The Discovery Channel Store, Inc.





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                                    SIGNATURE


              Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
         1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
         behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         Date: June 21, 1996           CML GROUP, INC. (Registrant)



                                       /s/ Glenn E. Davis
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                                       By:   Glenn E. Davis
                                             Vice President, Finance and
                                             Chief Financial Officer







































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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


         Exhibit
         Number                                                     Page No.
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          2        Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as
                   of June 6, 1996 by and among CML Group, Inc.,
                   The Nature Company, The Nature Company
                   International, Inc. and Nordic Advantage of
                   Ontario, Discovery Communications, Inc.
                   and The Discovery Channel Store, Inc.









































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