EXHIBIT 23B


              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated  February 23, 1996,  which  appears on
page 13 of the 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders of Stein Mart,  Inc., which is
incorporated  by reference in Stein Mart,  Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 30, 1995.




Price Waterhouse LLP

Certified Public Accounts
Orlando, Florida
August 22, 1996
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