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                                                                      Exhibit 23

                   Consent of Independent Public Accountants

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report on the financial statements of the Fabri-Centers of America, Inc.
Employees' Savings and Profit Sharing Plan dated April 30, 1998, included in
this Form 11-K into the Company's previously filed Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Fabri-Centers of America, Inc. Employees' Savings and
Profit Sharing Plan (33-32809).

Arthur Andersen LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
June 29, 1998