EXHIBIT 23.4
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
   
  We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Pre-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-14051 on Form S-4 of Cabot Noble, Inc.
of our report dated April 2, 1996, appearing in and incorporated by reference
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of ShopKo Stores, Inc. for the year ended
February 24, 1996 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is part of this Registration
Statement.     
 
Deloitte & Touche llp
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
   
January 10, 1997     
 
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