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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT


The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Mazel Stores, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement No.
333-32275 on Form S-8 of Mazel Stores, Inc. of our report dated March 19, 2001,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Mazel Stores, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of February 3, 2001 and January 29, 2000 and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended February 3, 2001, which report
appears in the February 3, 2001 Form 10-K of Mazel Stores, Inc.


KPMG LLP
Cleveland, Ohio


May 4, 2001




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