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<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
Consolidated  Balance Sheets  (Unaudited) as of February 1, 1998 and November 2,
1997 and the Consolidated  Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the quarters
ended February 1, 1998 and February 2, 1997
</LEGEND>
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<CURRENCY>                    U.S. Dollars
       
<S>                                    <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                          3-MOS
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<PERIOD-START>                                                      NOV-03-1997 
<PERIOD-END>                                                        FEB-01-1998 
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                                               1 
<CASH>                                                                   39,189 
<SECURITIES>                                                                  0 
<RECEIVABLES>                                                           294,213 
<ALLOWANCES>                                                             12,752 
<INVENTORY>                                                             600,361 
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                        932,194 
<PP&E>                                                                  169,587 
<DEPRECIATION>                                                           83,856 
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                        1,102,214 
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                                   758,000 
<BONDS>                                                                       0 
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                         0 
<PREFERRED>                                                                   0 
<COMMON>                                                                    196 
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<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                          1,102,214 
<SALES>                                                               1,179,011 
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                                      1,179,011 
<CGS>                                                                 1,105,186 
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                         1,105,186 
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                         73,061 
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                              0 
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                        2,346 
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                          (9,475)
<INCOME-TAX>                                                             (4,061)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                                      (5,414)
<DISCONTINUED>                                                                0 
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                               0 
<CHANGES>                                                                     0 
<NET-INCOME>                                                             (5,414)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                             (0.28)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                             (0.28)
        

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