EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 30, 2004 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Saks Incorporated’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2004. We also consent to the references to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Birmingham, Alabama

July 14, 2004