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Exhibit 23(b)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Value City Department Stores, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated April 5, 2000
(which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory
paragraph relating to a restatement to reflect an accrual for sales returns),
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Value City Department Stores,
Inc. for the year ended January 29, 2000.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Columbus, Ohio
September 12, 2000
