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<LEGEND>
                              This   schedule    contains   summary    financial
                              information   extracted   from  the   Consolidated
                              Balance  Sheets  (Unaudited) as of May 3, 1998 and
                              November 2, 1997 and the  Consolidated  Statements
                              of Operations  (Unaudited)  for the quarters ended
                              May 3, 1998 and May 4, 1997
</LEGEND>
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<CURRENCY>                    U.S. DOLLARS
       
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<PERIOD-START>                                                      NOV-03-1997 
<PERIOD-END>                                                        MAY-03-1998 
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                                               1 
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<SECURITIES>                                                                  0 
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<ALLOWANCES>                                                             11,752 
<INVENTORY>                                                             517,459 
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<PP&E>                                                                  183,915 
<DEPRECIATION>                                                           91,589 
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<SALES>                                                               1,326,950 
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<CGS>                                                                 1,242,369 
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                          5,600 
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                              0 
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                          988 
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                          (9,140)
<INCOME-TAX>                                                             (3,885)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                                      (5,255)
<DISCONTINUED>                                                                0 
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<CHANGES>                                                                     0 
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