SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)

                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)              May 14, 2004
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                          CEDAR SHOPPING CENTERS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Maryland                       0-14510                  42-1241468
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(State or other jurisdiction            (Commission             (IRS Employer ID
      of incorporation)                 File Number)                 Number)

44 South Bayles Avenue, Port Washington, New York                       11050
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code:      (516) 767-6492
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibit Number     Description
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        99             Press release dated May 14, 2004

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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         On May 14, 2004, Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. issued a press release
announcing its operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy of
the press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.






                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                      CEDAR SHOPPING CENTERS, INC.



                                      By:  /s/ Leo S. Ullman
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                                           Name:  Leo S. Ullman
                                           Title: Chairman, President and CEO

Dated: May 14, 2004






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number          Description                                     Page
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     99                 Press release dated May 14, 2004                   4