KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
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                        CONSENT OF INDEPEND ACCOUNTANTS


The Board of Directors
L. Luria & Son, Inc.:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement (No.
33-2070) on Form S-8 of L. Luria & Son, Inc. of our report dated March 24, 1995,
relating to the statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows
of L. Luria & Son, Inc. for the year ended January 28, 1995, which report
appears in or is incorporated by reference in the annual report on Form 10-K of
L. Luria & Son, Inc.

KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

April 25, 1997