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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.94


                                 April 21, 1997

Mr. Herbert H. Haft
2501 30th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008

Dear Mr. Haft:

         This letter sets forth the settlement terms to which Dart Group
Corporation ("Dart") is prepared to agree in principle, subject to the
negotiation and execution of a definitive settlement agreement satisfactory to
Dart in its sole discretion. Dart's willingness to enter into an agreement on
these terms is also subject to its receipt of advice from Wasserstein Perella &
Co. satisfactory to Dart that the proposed transaction is fair to Dart and that
adequate financing will be available at closing.

         1.     PAYMENTS TO HERBERT HAFT.  Total payments to Herbert Haft of
                approximately $42,000,000, as follows:

                a.     $11,619,274 of escrowed funds tendered to Herbert Haft
                       10/6/95 in repayment of Ronald Haft's 1993 note to
                       Herbert Haft. Herbert Haft also will receive $700,000 of
                       accrued interest in escrow account, which will require
                       the agreement of Ronald Haft pursuant to the Amended
                       HHH/RSH Settlement (as defined below).

                b.     $11,120,000 additional cash at closing.

                c.     $9,250,000 on 1/31/98, or upon earlier sale for cash
                       (whether through an asset sale, stock sale, merger or
                       other similar transaction) of Shoppers Food Warehouse
                       Corp. ("Shoppers"), in whole or in substantial part, or
                       of Trak Auto Corporation ("Trak") or Crown Books
                       Corporation ("Crown") in whole.  Simple interest on
                       unpaid amount @ 5% beginning the later of 8/1/97 or the
                       closing date, payable monthly.

                d.     $9,300,000, payable in three installments of $3,100,000
                       each on the first, second and third anniversaries of
                       closing (with simple interest on unpaid amount @ 5% from
                       the later of 8/1/97 or the closing date payable with
                       principal installments), subject to acceleration of any
                       unpaid installment(s) upon the sale for cash (whether
                       through an asset sale, stock sale, merger or other
                       similar transaction) of Shoppers, in whole or in
                       substantial part, or of Trak or Crown in whole.
                       Alternatively,




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                       Dart may elect to pay in cash at closing an amount equal
                       to the present value (calculated at a 10% discount rate)
                       of these $9,300,000 deferred payments.

                e.     Dart's full-recourse payment obligations set forth in
                       subsections 1(c) and 1(d) hereof shall be secured by a
                       first priority pledge (pari passu with pledge to Gloria,
                       Robert and Linda Haft) of Trak shares owned by Dart.

                f.     The definitive settlement agreement will provide for the
                       allocation of the payments to Herbert Haft set forth in
                       subsection 1(d) hereof (i) to the May 1997 bonus
                       provided for under his employment agreement and (ii) the
                       balance to the termination of any further obligations of
                       Dart under such employment agreement.  Dart will
                       allocate the other payments to Herbert Haft as Dart
                       determines to be appropriate.

                g.     At the closing, Herbert Haft will receive general
                       releases from Dart, Shoppers, Trak, Crown and Total
                       Beverage, and their respective affiliates, directors and
                       officers.

         2.     TRANSFERS AND BENEFITS TO DART.

                a.     At closing, Herbert Haft will transfer to Dart 122,747
                       Class A shares, free of liens, including shares now
                       pledged for a loan by First Union, and will also
                       transfer to Dart his claim to all Class A shares that
                       are subject to conflicting ownership claims among
                       members of the Haft family.

                b.     At closing, Herbert Haft will relinquish all options to
                       purchase stock of Dart, Trak and Crown, as listed on
                       Schedule I, and (except as provided under item 4(h)
                       below) any claims to co-investment or other rights with
                       respect to Total Beverage, Shoppers, Dart/SFW Corp. or
                       SFW Holding Corp.

                c.     Herbert Haft's employment agreement will terminate
                       effective as of closing, with no further obligation by
                       Dart thereunder, and Herbert Haft will resign all
                       director and officer positions with Dart and its
                       affiliates.  Prior to closing Dart will continue Herbert
                       Haft's base salary and benefits provided for in his
                       employment agreement (including, without limitation,
                       401-k), but will not be obligated to pay any bonus.
                       Herbert Haft will be subject to the same




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                       non-interference covenants that Ronald Haft agreed to in
                       the 10/6/95 settlement.

                d.     From the date of this letter, Herbert Haft will
                       cooperate fully and promptly (including voting in favor
                       of) and not interfere with the amended plans of
                       reorganization for the 75th Avenue/wooded lot and
                       Bridgeview warehouses approved by Ronald Haft and Dart,
                       which may become effective prior to the closing of the
                       settlement.  At closing, Herbert Haft will transfer to
                       Dart all of his right, title and interest in any Dart
                       warehouse/office building properties (i.e., Pennsy I,
                       II, III and III addition and Ontario, Cal.;  75th
                       Avenue/wooded lot and Bridgeview, Ill., if plans of
                       reorganization have not theretofore become effective)
                       and will cooperate fully and promptly with the
                       implementation of Dart's 10/6/95 settlement with Ronald
                       Haft with respect to these properties.  Dart will at
                       closing receive a power of attorney from Herbert Haft
                       for this limited purpose, which power of attorney will
                       be in form and substance mutually satisfactory to both
                       Dart and Herbert Haft.

                e.     At closing, Herbert Haft's claim to a proxy to vote Dart
                       Class B shares will be extinguished.

                f.     At the closing, Herbert Haft will deliver a general
                       release to Dart, Shoppers, Trak, Crown, Total Beverage,
                       and all of their respective affiliates, directors and
                       officers.

         3.     CONDITIONS.

                a.     Dart's and Herbert Haft's obligation to close the
                       settlement will be subject to the simultaneous closing
                       of a comprehensive settlement between Dart and Gloria,
                       Robert and Linda Haft (the "GRL Settlement") and a
                       supplemental settlement between Dart and Ronald Haft
                       (the "Supplemental RSH Settlement"), on terms
                       satisfactory to the Board of Directors of Dart.

                b.     From and after the date of this letter, Herbert Haft
                       will agree not to object to or interfere in any way
                       with, and will agree to provide any consents that may be
                       reasonably requested by Dart in connection with any
                       financing, stock sale, asset sale or other similar
                       transactions by Dart and/or any of its subsidiaries
                       after approval by a majority of the




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                       members of the Board of Directors of Dart, Shoppers,
                       Trak or Crown, provided that such transaction shall not
                       close before May 15, 1997.

                c.     Dart acknowledges that the implementation of the Amended
                       HHH/RSH Settlement will require that Dart make a secured
                       $10 million loan (guaranteed by Ronald Haft) to the
                       "Retained Partnership," which will own and pledge 100%
                       of the equity interests in the Sully Plaza, Maryland
                       City and Rolling Valley shopping centers (the "$10
                       Million Loan").  A 50% interest in Shoppers'
                       headquarters building in Lanham, Maryland will also be
                       pledged as collateral.  Dart's obligation to make the
                       $10 Million Loan will be subject to the negotiation by
                       Dart and Ronald Haft of definitive loan terms and
                       documentation satisfactory to Dart in its sole
                       discretion and the completion by Dart of due diligence.


         4.     MISCELLANEOUS NON-MATERIAL ITEMS. The following terms shall be
                deemed non-material to the essence of the settlement, so any
                party's failure of performance thereof (which such failure
                shall be a basis for liability or specific performance) will
                not excuse the other party's performance of any other
                obligation under the settlement agreement.

                a.     Holocaust Museum plaque would read "Dart Group
                       Corporation, Herbert H. Haft, Chairman" (if acceptable to
                       museum).

                b.     Dart will make 4 Redskins tickets available for purchase
                       (at face price) by Herbert Haft for each home game.  The
                       tickets will be for contiguous seats comparable in
                       quality to Row 19 (seats 16-19) at RFK Stadium.  If
                       Redskins' policy permits Dart to transfer the right to
                       purchase such tickets to Herbert Haft, Dart will do so
                       promptly, without any charge to Herbert Haft except to
                       the extent the Redskins impose a charge for such
                       transfer.

                c.     Dart will transfer clean title to the three cars used by
                       Herbert Haft to him for $62,000, with $15,000 of that
                       amount to be paid by Robert Haft.

                d.     Herbert Haft will be entitled to his furniture, art and
                       memorabilia (to be identified in a schedule attached to
                       the definitive settlement agreement at the time it is
                       signed) at Dart's headquarters,




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Mr. Herbert H. Haft
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                       subject to any lien of First Union or other creditors of
                       Herbert Haft. Dart will not be responsible for
                       packing/moving costs, towards which Robert Haft has
                       offered to pay $5,000.

                e.     Dart will not object to Herbert Haft, at his own
                       expense, using Arthur Andersen, LLP, as accountants for
                       tax return preparation services immediately upon signing
                       and for any purpose after closing.

                f.     Subject to review of policy terms, Dart will permit
                       Herbert Haft to continue preexisting life insurance
                       policies on his life at his expense.  The cash value of
                       the policies and all death benefits will be pledged
                       (subject to preexisting loans) as collateral for
                       obligation to repay Dart for all premiums paid on the
                       policies.  Herbert Haft will be responsible for
                       outstanding policy loans and will be prohibited from
                       taking new policy loans until Dart is fully paid for
                       premiums.  If possible, the Phoenix Life policy will be
                       reinstated and brought to date at Herbert Haft's
                       expense.

                g.     Dart will consent to Robert Haft's assignment to Herbert
                       Haft of his co-investment right with respect to Total
                       Beverage under the U.S. District Court ruling, provided
                       Herbert Haft must exercise or forego such co-investment
                       right within six months of the closing.  However, Dart
                       will be entitled to extinguish Herbert Haft's
                       co-investment right on 30 days prior written notice
                       (within which 30-day period HHH will continue to be
                       entitled to exercise the co-investment right), at any
                       time prior to Herbert Haft's exercise of such right, if
                       Dart develops a bona fide purchaser, merger partner or
                       joint venture partner for all or part of Total Beverage.

                h.     Dart will reimburse Herbert Haft up to $65,000 (and
                       Robert Haft has offered to reimburse Herbert Haft up to
                       another $25,000) for reasonable fees of Davis Polk for
                       reviewing SEC filings and assisting Herbert Haft with
                       Board meetings of Dart and affiliates since September
                       1994.

                i.     Subject to prior due diligence satisfactory to Trak,
                       Crown and Shoppers (which will be completed prior to
                       closing), at closing Dart will cause them to deliver
                       standard tenant's estoppel/no controversy certificates
                       regarding their respective leases at




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Mr. Herbert H. Haft
April 21, 1997
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                       the Fair City and Landmark centers. At closing, Trak,
                       Crown and Shoppers will receive standard landlord's
                       estoppel/no controversy certificates regarding their
                       leases at the Fair City and Landmark centers.


         5.     OTHER.

                a.     The settlement agreement will confirm that Dart's
                       existing obligations under its Articles, Bylaws and
                       Delaware law to indemnify Herbert Haft against
                       liabilities for actions relating to his positions and
                       responsibilities as an officer and director of Dart and
                       its subsidiaries will continue after the closing,
                       provided that such confirmation will explicitly not
                       waive any defenses Dart or any of its subsidiaries might
                       otherwise have to any such indemnification claim.  Dart
                       will have no ongoing requirement to include Herbert Haft
                       within the coverage of Dart's directors and officers
                       liability insurance.

                b.     The closing of the settlement will occur upon Final
                       Court Approval, subject to delay of up to 90 days after
                       Final Court Approval to enable Dart to arrange financing
                       for the settlement and for the GRL Settlement, the
                       Supplemental RSH Settlement and the $10 Million Loan.
                       "Final Court Approval" will include, without limitation,
                       (1) final and non-appealable action by the Delaware
                       Court of Chancery or the Delaware Supreme Court
                       approving all of the terms of the settlement,
                       terminating the pending Kahn and Lou shareholder
                       derivative actions and approving the 10/6/95 settlement
                       between Dart and Ronald Haft and the Supplemental RSH
                       Settlement, and (2) final and non-appealable action by
                       the U.S.  Bankruptcy Court approving the effectiveness
                       of Chapter 11 plans of reorganization for the Combined
                       Properties entities.

                c.     [Non-material paragraph omitted]




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                d.     Herbert Haft will agree that in the event of a
                       liquidating distribution by Dart at any time, Dart may
                       elect to cap any and all actual and contingent
                       liabilities that it or any of its direct or indirect
                       subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates may
                       have to him (e.g., indemnification) by the establishment
                       of a $1.0 million reserve fund for such purpose,
                       provided that any unused portion of such reserve fund
                       may be withdrawn by Dart (or any liquidating trustee
                       therefor) or distributed to its shareholders at any time
                       after December 31, 2002.

                e.     The obligations of Dart under the settlement will not be
                       obligations of any of Dart's direct or indirect
                       subsidiaries.

                f.     Both at the time the definitive settlement agreement is
                       executed and delivered and at the time of the closing,
                       both parties will sign an acknowledgment that they have
                       read each of the documents they have signed, that they
                       have been fully represented by counsel in connection
                       with the transaction, and that they will not take the
                       position at any time that any of the documents they have
                       signed in connection with the settlement were not in
                       keeping with their understanding or do not reflect their
                       agreement.

                g.     Dart and Herbert Haft will be entitled to specific
                       performance of the settlement agreement.

                h.     The definitive settlement agreement will provide for the
                       suspension of litigation between Dart and Herbert Haft
                       pending closing of the settlement or termination of the
                       settlement agreement.

         6.     TERMINATION.

                a.     The parties acknowledge that the various dates set forth
                       herein assume the execution and delivery of a definitive
                       settlement agreement between Dart and Herbert Haft by
                       May 15, 1997.

                b.     The parties expect that definitive agreements for the
                       GRL Settlement, the Supplemental RSH Settlement,




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                       the $10 Million Loan, the Amended HHH/RSH Settlement and
                       the Amended HHH/GRL Settlement will be entered into
                       prior to or simultaneously with the definitive
                       settlement agreement between Dart and Herbert Haft.

                c.     Either party may terminate the settlement agreement
                       prior to closing if Final Court Approval has not been
                       obtained by November 30, 1997.

         If you are prepared to proceed with the negotiation of a definitive
settlement agreement reflecting the foregoing terms, please return a copy of
this letter with your signature in the space provided below.

         This letter will terminate upon the earlier of the execution and
delivery by Dart and Herbert Haft of a definitive settlement agreement or May
9, 1997. If this agreement terminates without the execution and delivery of a
definitive settlement agreement, neither party shall have any liability to the
other for breach hereof; provided, however, that if the failure of either party
to proceed in good faith to enter into a settlement agreement consistent with
this letter causes injury to the other party, such party may seek actual
damages not to exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate. Neither this letter nor any
party's breach hereof shall give rise to any liability to any third party.

         This letter (exclusive of any drafts hereof or of any other documents)
sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof. This letter may be amended only by a written document signed by
both Dart and Herbert Haft.

                                      Very truly yours,
                                     
                                      DART GROUP CORPORATION
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                      By:  /s/ Larry G. Schafran
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                                           Larry G. Schafran
                                           Chairman, Executive Committee
                                             of the Board of Directors
                                     

I agree to the foregoing, including and subject to the qualifications set forth
in the penultimate paragraph.


/s/ Herbert H. Haft
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Herbert H. Haft