EXHIBIT 23.3


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Jitney-Jungle Stores 
of America, Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated July 10, 1997, appearing in 
the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such 
Prospectus.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Jackson, Mississippi
October 23, 1997