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                                 [LETTERHEAD]

                                                                October 1, 1998
Guio Barela
16837 South 11th Way
Phoenix, AZ 85048

    RE:  Offer of Employment

Dear Mr. Barela,

    I am pleased to offer you the position of Senior Vice President of
Corporate Development for Multiple Zones International, Inc., reporting to
Mr. Firoz (Phil) Lalji, President & CEO.  This offer is made for employment
at will beginning no later than Tuesday, December 1, 1998, and includes the
following:

COMPENSATION
    A SALARY OF $5,625.00 PER PAY PERIOD (24 per year).  You will also be
eligible for a bonus opportunity 50% of your base pay, payable quarterly upon
reaching certain milestones and metrics as agreed upon between yourself and
Mr. Lalji at the onset of your employment.

    A $25,000 SIGNING BONUS will also be paid to you following 90 days of
employment with the Company, but is contingent upon a commitment of 12 months
continuous employment.  Should you decide for any reason to terminate your
employment prior to that time, these funds must be repaid in full.

    The Company will provide you with an option grant to purchase 45,000
SHARES at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company's stock
as of December 1st, following Board Approval.  The incentive stock options
shall vest over a five (5) year period, 20% each year.  Per your agreement
with Mr. Lalji, vesting will be accelerated per the following achievement
schedule:  If the stock price reaches $10+ and sustains for 60 days, 1/3 of
the original grant will vest immediately; if the stock price reaches $20+ and
sustains for 60 days, another 1/3 of the original grant will vest
immediately; if the stock price reaches $30 or above and sustains for 60
days, all remaining options will vest immediately on the 61st day of that
period.

BENEFITS
    The Company will provide you with medical, dental, vision and
prescription insurance coverage in accordance with the Company insurance
plan.  There is optional coverage for spouses and immediate family members,
but the cost of this additional coverage will be your responsibility.  Your
eligibility for benefits begins on December 1, 1998.

VACATION
     You begin to accrue vacation right from the onset of employment.  You
will accrue vacation at a rate 4 hours per pay period (96 hours per year)
during your first year, 5 hours per pay period during your second year and
6.67 hours after your 5th anniversary.  Additional paid leave may be granted
by Mr. Lalji on a case-by-case basis.

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                                 [LETTERHEAD]

Guio Barela
Offer Letter - Page Two
10/1/98

RELOCATION

The Company will provide you with up to $25,000 FOR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT to
assist you in your relocation to the Puget Sound area.  These funds can be
used for travel, transport of household goods, closing costs, interim living
expenses, house hunting trips and other ordinary moving expenses.  These
funds may be subject to personal income tax as advised by our accounting
firm, Coopers & Lybrand LLP.  You should plan on working directly with Annette
Gregorich, Vice President of Human Resources to coordinate use of these
funds, submitting receipts for an expense reimbursement to Annette or gaining
pre-approval from her for expenses that you would like the Company to pay
directly.

It is my understanding that the foregoing terms and conditions of your
employment represent our entire agreement and supersede all prior discussions
regarding your employment with Multiple Zones International, Inc.  Any
questions regarding this offer of employment or MZI benefits may be directed
to me at (425) 430-3000.  A second copy of this letter is enclosed for your
records.  Please indicate your acceptance by signing and returning the signed
original to my office at your earliest convenience.

Thank you very much -- I'm very pleased to have you joining the MZI Team!

Sincerely,

/s/ Firoz Lalji
Firoz Lalji
President & CEO
Multiple Zones International, Inc.

Accepted:  /s/ Guio Barela              Date:  Oct/10/1998
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           GUIO BARELA<PAGE>

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April 26, 1999

James Bromley
4616 New Sweden Avenue
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110                              Fax: (206)343-6877

RE: Offer of Employment

Dear Jim:

I am pleased to offer you the position of Senior Vice President of Finance
and CFO for Multiple Zones International, Inc., reporting to Phil Lalji,
President/CEO. This offer is made for employment beginning Tuesday, June 1,
1999 and includes the following:

COMPENSATION

A salary of $6,250.00 per pay period (24 per year). You will also be eligible
for the company's incentive bonus compensation at the Executive Level (50%
comprised of 25% individual goals, 25% company plan). As with all company
incentive plans, this is subject to change at management's discretion.

The Company will provide you with 100,000 stock option grants, under the 1993
Stock Incentive Plan as amended, priced as of the date of acceptance of this
offer, and this grant will vest according to Stock Option plan except that
the vesting will accelerate in the event of a change of control. In the event
of separation from MZI due to change of control, the company will guarantee a
one-year severance at your then current salary. For purposes of this
Employment Offer, the term "Change of Control" is limited to the following:
(a) Any sale or exchange of Common Stock of the Company, any sale or exchange
of assets of the Company (other than in the ordinary course of business), or
any merger, statutory share exchange or other similar transaction, as a
result of which, together with all other similar transactions that have
occurred during the period of eighteen (18) months ending on the date of the
transaction, there has been during that period a transfer of ownership or
control of more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the Company's stock,
voting power, assets or business; or (b) The acquisition by any person or
entity or any group of persons or entities acting in concert of the
ownership of, or the power to vote, more than fifty percent (50%) of the
outstanding voting securities of the Company (for which purpose, securities
which are convertible into voting securities will be deemed voting securities).

You will also have an annual stock option grant opportunity equal to 40% of
your base salary as of January 1st of each year. Annual grants are subject to
approval of the Board

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of Directors during the Board Meeting, generally held in April that precedes
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

BENEFITS

The Company will provide you with medical, dental, vision and prescription
insurance coverage in accordance with the Company insurance plan. There is
optional coverage for spouses and immediate family members, but the cost of
this additional coverage will be your responsibility. Your eligibility for
benefits would begin on the first of the month following employment. (e.g.
If you begin on June 1, 1999, your benefits will begin July 1, 1999)

VACATION

You will be eligible for three weeks vacation right from the onset of
employment.

RESPONSIBILITY

You will be responsible for Finance, Administration, Strategic Planning,
Budgeting, and Investor Relations. In this respect the VP of Finance and
Administration, the Director of Budget and Planning and the Investor
Relations Coordinator will report to you.

It is my understanding that the foregoing terms and conditions of your
employment represent our entire agreement and supersede all prior discussions
regarding your employment with Multiple Zones International, Inc. Any
questions regarding this offer of employment or MZI benefits may be directed
to me at (425) 430-3206. A second original of this letter is enclosed for
your records. Please indicate your acceptance by signing and returning the
signed original to my office (under confidential cover) at your earliest
convenience.

Thank you very much - we'd be very glad to have you join the MZI Team!

Sincerely,

/s/ Firoz Lalji

Firoz Lalji
President/CEO

FL/mm

Enclosure

Accepted:  /s/ James H. Bromley                             Date: 4/26/99
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           James H. Bromley<PAGE>

                              FOURTH AMENDMENT
                                     TO
                     STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT is entered into
this 20th day of September, 1999 by and between AIRBORNE LOGISTICS SERVICES,
a division of ABX Air Inc., ("ALS") and MULTIPLE ZONES INTERNATIONAL, INC., a
Washington Corporation ("MZI").

                                   RECITALS

A. MZI and Airborne Freight Corporation ("Airborne") entered into that
   certain Storage and Distribution Agreement dated September 28, 1992 (the
   "Primary Agreement").

B. Airborne assigned all of its interest in and to the Agreement to ALS (the
   "Assignment").

C. The term of the Primary Agreement was extended pursuant to that certain
   Letter Agreement dated May 23, 1995 (the "Extension"). The Primary
   Agreement was later amended by that certain First Amendment to Storage
   and Distribution Agreement dated December 22, 1995 (the "First
   Amendment"). The Primary Agreement was additionally amended by that
   certain Second Amendment to Storage and Distribution Agreement dated
   October 3rd, 1996 (the "Second Amendment"). The Primary Agreement, as
   amended, was further amended pursuant to that certain Letter Agreement
   dated October 10, 1997 (the "Second Extension"). The Primary Agreement,
   as amended, was further amended by that certain Letter Agreement dated
   December 31, 1997 (the "Third Amendment"). The Primary Agreement, the
   Assignment, the Extension, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the
   Second Extension, and the Third Amendment are referred to collectively
   herein as the "Agreement."

D. The parties have agreed to modify the charges for services under the
   Agreement and extend the Term of the Agreement, all in accordance with
   this Amendment.

      NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:

1. Except as specifically amended herein, the Agreement shall remain in full
   force and effect.

2. For the term of this Fourth Amendment (9/01/99-8/31/00), the provisions of
   the Third Amendment, Schedule 1 ("Rates and Charges"), Schedule 1A
   ("Definitions"), Schedule 1B ("Terms and Conditions"), and Exhibit 1
   ("Revised Receiving, Inventory Control and Shipping Estimates") are hereby
   superseded and replaced in their entirety by the provisions of this Fourth
   Amendment, Schedule 1 ("Rates and Charges"), Schedule 1A ("Definitions"),
   Schedule 1B ("Terms and Conditions"), and Exhibit 1 ("Revised Receiving,
   Inventory Control and Shipping Estimates") all of which are attached
   hereto.

3. For the term of this Fourth Amendment, the provisions of the Primary
   Agreement, Section 7 (Standards and Requirements for Airborne's Operation
   of the Management and Distribution of the Stock) paragraph 7.(a)(i),
   7.(a)(ii), 7.(a)(iii), and 7.(a)(iii)(a), are hereby deleted in their
   entirety and replaced with Amendment 4, Exhibit 2 "Limit of Inventory
   Liability," and Exhibit 2 - Attachment A, "Multiple Zones International
   Stock Adjustment Codes." These documents ("Limit of Inventory Liability"
   and "Multiple Zones International Stock

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   Adjustment Codes") will supersede any previous agreement between MZI and
   ALS defining payment from ALS to MZI as a result of inventory shrinkage.

4. Item 6 in Amendment 1 as well as subparagraph 15 b. in the primary
   agreement are both hereby deleted in their entirety.

5. The following Termination Clauses will be added for the term of this
   Fourth Amendment:

   a) Termination for Convenience:

      MZI or ALS may terminate this agreement for purposes of convenience
      with one-hundred eighty (180) day's prior written notice. In this
      event, MZI shall have no more than 180 days to remove all MZI owned
      inventory and property from the ALS Wilmington, Ohio, warehouse. If
      termination for convenience is enacted, the terminating party shall pay
      all labor and transportation costs associated with moving MZI owned
      inventory and property from the Wilmington, Ohio, warehouse.

   b) Termination for Breach:

      Either MZI or ALS may terminate this agreement for material breach
      thereof by giving the other party not less than 30 days written notice
      of its intent to terminate and specifying in the notice the reason or
      reasons for such termination. If the breach is not cured within the
      time stated in the notice, the termination shall be effective on the
      date specified in the notice. The party determined to be in breach,
      shall pay all labor and transportation costs associated with moving MZI
      owned inventory and property from the Wilmington, Ohio, warehouse.

6. Renewal Term

   a. The schedule of dates and associated terms stated in that certain
      letter ("The Second Extension") dated October 10, 1997 are hereby
      deleted in their entirety and replaced with the schedule of dates and
      associated terms listed below (item 6c).

   b. Additionally, Paragraph 14 in Amendment 1 and Section 14 in the
      Original Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety.

   c. ALS and MZI agree to enter into the following schedule of negotiations
      no later than 5 months prior to expiration of this Fourth Amendment.
      This following schedule of dates and listed terms will replace those
      previously agreed upon prior to Amendment 4:

      1)  ALS shall notify MZI no later than April 1, 2000 of the rates it
          intends to charge MZI for the contract term proceeding Amendment
          Four.

      2)  MZI shall have until June 1, 2000 to accept or reject the pricing
          provided by ALS.

      3)  If MZI accepts the pricing the rates shall become effective
          September 1, 2000.

      4)  If MZI rejects the pricing, MZI shall have until October 31, 2000
          to vacate the ALS warehouse in Wilmington, Ohio.

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Additionally, if MZI rejects the pricing and MZI desires to operate a
warehouse distribution facility within the Commerce Park in Wilmington, Ohio,
ALS agrees to pay all transportation costs for transporting the Stock (as
this term is defined in the Agreement) to such location designated by MZI. In
addition, ALS shall exercise best efforts and good faith in using its
influence with the developers of the Commerce Park to secure a commitment to
lease a warehouse facility to MZI in the Commerce Park from which MZI can
operate a distribution facility for its business, at a rental rate and on
terms and conditions comparable to rental rates and terms agreed to with
tenants of similar size in the Commerce Park (including competitors of MZI),
and with a lease term of not less than five (5) years from the expiration of
the Term, plus options to renew. If MZI is unable to secure a new warehouse
on the terms stated above prior to the expiration of the term, the agreement
shall terminate on the expiration date and MZI shall remove its inventory and
owned property from the Stock Exchange on or before October 31, 2000. MZI
shall pay the rates and charges in this agreement existing at the end of the
term.

In the event MZI and ALS extend this Agreement by mutual consent for one
additional year (expiration then being August 31, 2001, and vacancy date then
being October 31, 2001) the terms and conditions of Amendment 4 will likewise
be extended for the same one year period.

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