EXHIBIT 23A CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS The Board of Directors Stein Mart, Inc.: We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 28, 2001 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Stein Mart, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2000. /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP Jacksonville, Florida August 6, 2001