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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.33
                      NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

                  NINTH AMENDMENT (this "Amendment"), dated as of
         January 25, 1997, among Pueblo Xtra International, Inc.
         ("PXI"), Pueblo International, Inc. ("Pueblo"), Xtra Super
         Food Centers, Inc. ("Xtra"), the Banks party to the Credit
         Agreement referred to below, The Chase Manhattan Bank and
         Scotiabank de Puerto Rico ("Scotiabank"), as Managing Agents,
         and Scotiabank, as Administrative Agent. All capitalized
         terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same
         meaning when used herein unless otherwise defined herein.

                              WITNESSETH

                  WHEREAS, PXI, Pueblo, Xtra, the Banks, the Managing
         Agents and the Administrative Agent have entered into the
         Credit Agreement dated as of July 21, 1993 and amended by the
         First Amendment thereto dated as of August 2, 1993, the
         Second Amendment thereto dated as of December 15, 1993. the
         Third Amendment thereto dated as of January 31, 1994, the
         Fourth Amendment thereto dated as of April 8, 1994, the Fifth
         Amendment thereto dated as of August 11, 1995, the Sixth
         Amendment thereto dated as of November 3, 1995, the Seventh
         Amendment thereto dated as of January 26, 1996 and the Eighth
         Amendment thereto dated as of November 1, 1996 (as so
         amended, the "Credit Agreement");

                  WHEREAS, the parties to this Amendment wish to amend
         the Credit Agreement as herein provided:


        
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         NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed:

         1. On the Amendment Effective Date, Section 8.09 of the Credit
Agreement shall be amended by (i) deleting the five amounts set forth opposite
"January 25, 1997", "May 17, 1997", "August 19, 1997", "November 1, 1997" and 
"January 31, 1998", respectively, in the chart therein and (ii) inserting in
lieu thereof the respective amounts "$47,000,000", "$42,700,000",
"$40,500,000", "$44,300,000", and "$52,100,000".

         2. On the Amendment Effective Date, Section 8.10 of the Credit
Agreement shall be amended by (i) deleting the five ratios set forth opposite
"January 25, 1997", "May 17, 1997", "August 19, 1997", "November 1, 1997" and
"January 31, 1998", respectively, in the chart therein and (ii) inserting in
lieu thereof the respective ratios "1.05:1", "0.95:1", "0.85:1", "0.95:1" and
"1.15:1".

         3. On the Amendment Effective Date, Section 8.11 of the Credit
Agreement shall be amended by (i) deleting the five ratios set forth opposite
"January 25, 1997", "May 17, 1997", "August 19, 1997", "November 1, 1997" and
"January 31, 1998", respectively, in the chart therein and (ii) inserting in
lieu thereof the respective ratios "1.55", "1.55", "1.45", "1.55" and "1.75".

         4. On the Amendment Effective Date, Section 8.12 of the Credit
Agreement shall be amended by (i) deleting the five ratios set forth opposite
"January 25, 1997", "May 17, 1997", "August 19, 1997", "November 1, 1997", and
"January 31, 1998", respectively, in the chart therein and (ii) inserting in
lieu thereof the respective ratios "6.50:1", "6.85:1", "7.15:1", "6.50:1" and
"5.30:1".

         5. On the Amendment Effective Date, Section 8.14 of the Credit
Agreement shall be amended by (I) deleting the five amounts set forth opposite
"January 25, 1997", "May 17, 1997", "August 19, 1997", "November 1, 1997" and 
"January 31, 1998", respectively, in the chart therein and (ii) inserting in
lieu thereof the respective amounts "$31,000,000", "$31,300,000",
"$28,300,000", "$25,800,000" and "$27,000,000".

         6. On the Amendment Effective Date, the Revolving Commitment of each
Scotiabank and NationsBank N.A. (South) ("NationsBank") shall be increased by
$5,000,000 (and Schedule T shall be deemed to have been modified to reflect such
increased Revolving Commitments and the correspondingly increased Total
Revolving Commitment) and, in connection with such increase, Pueblo shall, in
coordination with the Administrative Agent and the RC Banks, repay outstanding
Revolving Loans of

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certain RC Banks and, if necessary, incur additional Revolving Loans from other
RC Banks, in each case so that the RC Banks participate in each Borrowing of
Revolving Loans pro rata on the basis of their Revolving Commitments (after
giving effect to this Amendment). It is hereby agreed to that any breakage costs
incurred by the RC Banks in connection with the repayment of Revolving Loans
contemplated by this paragraph 7 shall be for the account of Pueblo. The
repayments described in this paragraph 7 shall not have effect under Section
3.03(h)(i) of the Credit Agreement (as added by the Eighth Amendment referred to
in the fist "WHEREAS" clause above).

         7. On the Amendment Effective Date, Section 10 of the Credit Agreement
shall be amended by adding the following new defined term in alphabetical order:

         "Florida RE Charge" shall mean for any period ending on or prior to
     November 1, 1997, a one-time, non-recurring charge derived from the
     write-down in value of the Florida real estate assets of Pueblo held for
     sale at the end of the fiscal year ended January 25, 1997 to the extent not
     in excess of $4,160,000.

         8. On the Amendment Effective Date. Section 10 of the Credit Agreement
shall be amended by adding the following clause (z) to the end of the definition
of "Consolidated Net Worth":

         "or (z) the Florida RE Charge and up to $2.3 million of other
     nonrecurring charges."

         9. On the Amendment Effective Date, Section 10 of the Credit Agreement
shall be amended by adding the following provision to the end of the definition
of "EBITDA":

         ":provided that for purposes of determining EBITDA for Sections 8.09,
     8.10, 8.11 and 8.12 for any period ending on or prior to November 1, 1997
     EBITDA shall not include the Florida RE Charge and up to $2.3 million of
     other nonrecurring charges."

         10. For purposes of calculated the "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" under
Section 8.10 for the periods ending on and including May 17, 1997 through and
including January 31, 1998, the term "Adjusted Unutilized Revolving Commitment"
appearing in clause (y) of the definition of "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" shall
be replaced with "Total Unutilized Revolving Commitment".

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         11. In order to induce the Banks to enter into this Amendment, each of
PXI, Pueblo and Xtra hereby represents and warrants that (i) no Default or Event
of Default exists on the Amendment Effective Date before (except for Defaults or
Events of Default arising pursuant to Sections 8.09, 8.10, 8.11, 8.12 and 8.14
of the Credit Agreement) or after giving effect to this Amendment and (ii) each
of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement are true
and correct in all material respects on the Amendment Effective Date both before
and after giving effect to this Amendment.

         12. This Amendment shall become effective as of January 25, 1997 on the
date (the "Amendment Effective Date") on which (i) PXI, Pueblo, Xtra, Scotiabank
and NationsBank and the Required Banks shall have executed a counterpart hereof
and shall have delivered the same to the Administrative Agent, including by way
of telecopier and (ii) Pueblo shall have delivered replacement Revolving Notes
to Scotiabank and NationsBank.

         13. Pueblo hereby agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of each Non-Defaulting RC Bank which has approved, executed and
delivered a copy of this Amendment as set forth in paragraph 12 hereof by 5:00
p.m. April 3, 1997 on this last Business Day of each calendar month from April
1997 through December 1997 inclusive, a fee equal to 1/9 of 1 1/2% of (x) such
Bank's Revolving Commitment in effect at the time of such payment and (y) the
principal amount of the Term Loans made by such Bank that are outstanding at the
time of such payment, it being understood that no Revolving Commitment shall be
in effect and no Term Loans shall be outstanding for purposes of this Section 13
after any amendment and restatement of the Credit Agreement.

         14. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

         15. The amendments set forth herein are limited precisely as written
and shall not be deemed to be an amendment, consent, waiver or modification of
any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any of the instruments or
agreements referred to therein, or prejudice any right or rights which the
Administrative Agent or the Banks may now have or may have in the future under
or in connection with the Credit Agreement, or any of the instruments or
agreements referred to therein. Except as expressly modified hereby, the terms
and provisions of the Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

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         16. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts which
shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.

         17. From and after the Amendment Effective Date, all references in the
Credit Agreement and each of the Credit Documents to this Credit Agreement shall
be deemed to be references to such Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of
the date first above written.

                                                 PUEBLO XTRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                                 By /s/ William T. Keon III
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                                                 Name: William T. Keon III
                                                 Title: President

                                                 PUEBLO INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                                 By /s/ William T. Keon III
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                                                 Name: William T. Keon III
                                                 Title: President

                                                 XTRA SUPER FOOD CENTERS, INC.

                                                 By /s/ William T. Keon III
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                                                 Name: William T. Keon III
                                                 Title: President

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                                                 SCOTIABANK DE PUERTO RICO,
                                                 as Administrative Agent,
                                                 a Managing Agent and a
                                                 Bank


                                                 By /s/ David F. Babensee
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                                                 Name: David F. Babensee
                                                 Title: Chairman & CEO

                                                 THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
                                                 N.A., as a Managing Agent
                                                 and a Bank

                                                 By 
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                                                 Name:
                                                 Title:

                                                 THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

                                                 By /s/ David F. Babensee
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                                                 Name: David F. Babensee
                                                 Title: Sr. Vice President

                                                 BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

                                                 By /s/ Marla Fuentes
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                                                 Name: Marla Fuentes    
                                                 Title: Vice President

                                                 BANCO SANTANDER PUERTO RICO

                                                 By /s/ Eli Belendez Soltero
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                                                 Name: Eli Belendez Soltero
                                                 Title: Senior Vice President


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                                                 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
                                                 BOSTON                  

                                                 By                       
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                                                 Name:                  
                                                 Title:                

                                                 NATIONAL CITY BANK       

                                                 By /s/ Diego Tobon
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                                                 Name:Diego Tobon
                                                 Title:Vice President

                                                 NATIONSBANK, N.A. (South)

                                                 By /s/ Richard M. Starke
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                                                 Name: Richard M. Starke
                                                 Title: Vice President

                                                 CITIBANK, N.A.             

                                                 By /s/ Esteban Trigo
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                                                 Name: Esteban Trigo
                                                 Title:Vice President  



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