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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                       Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 Nos. 33-48389 and 33-61201) pertaining to the Crowley, Milner and
Company 1992 Incentive Stock Plan in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.
33-61203) pertaining to the Crowley, Milner and Company 1995 Non-Employee
Director Stock Option Plan, and in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.
33-61207) pertaining to the Crowley, Milner and Company Profit Sharing Plan, of
our report dated April 3, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Crowley, Milner and Company and subsidiary included
in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 1997.



May 1, 1997