EXHIBIT 23.2

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated March 20, 2003 on the
consolidated balance sheets of The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. and subsidiaries
as of February 1, 2003 and February 2, 2002 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the
three fiscal years in the period ended February 1, 2003, which includes an
explanatory paragraph concerning the Company's method of accounting for goodwill
and other intangible assets to conform to Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 142 and a change in the Company's method of accounting for
unrecognized actuarial gains and losses related to pension benefits, appearing
in Form 8-K of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. dated November 7, 2003 and amended
December 24, 2003, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

January 26, 2004
Dayton, Ohio