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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
   
              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
    
 
   
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-4576 of Furr's/Bishop's,
Incorporated on Form S-1 of our report dated March 28, 1996, appearing in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Furr's/Bishop's, Incorporated for the 52 week year
ended December 31, 1996 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.
    
 
                                            DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Dallas, Texas
   
December 16, 1997