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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
   
              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
    
 
The Board of Directors
Furr's/Bishop's, Incorporated:
 
     We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference and to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus. The
report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP covering the December 31, 1996 consolidated
financial statements refers to a change in method of accounting, effective
January 2, 1996, for impairment of long-lived assets and for long-lived assets
to be disposed of to conform to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
121.
 
                                            KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
Dallas, Texas
   
December 15, 1997