EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To Schultz Sav-O Stores, Inc.: As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our reports, included and incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed Form S-8 Registration Statement, File No. 33-34991. /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 20, 1996