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<S>                             <C>                     <C>                     <C>                     <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS                   12-MOS                   9-MOS                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          MAR-29-1997             MAR-28-1998             MAR-28-1998             JAN-02-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             APR-04-1996             MAR-30-1997             MAR-30-1997             MAR-29-1998
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-29-1997             MAR-28-1998             DEC-27-1997             JAN-02-1999
<CASH>                                               0                   2,666                       0                   6,507
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0                       0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                        0                   6,650                       0                   5,339
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0                   (197)                       0                   (171)
<INVENTORY>                                          0                   8,305                       0                   9,095
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     0                  18,895                       0                  22,922
<PP&E>                                               0                   4,595                       0                   4,936
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0                 (1,643)                       0                 (2,337)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                       0                  44,912                       0                  63,754
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                0                   7,886                       0                  13,929
<BONDS>                                              0                  90,000                       0                  90,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                   8,478                       0                   9,406
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0                   5,000
<COMMON>                                             0                      23                       0                      23
<OTHER-SE>                                           0                (61,494)                       0                (64,612)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                         0                  44,912                       0                  63,754
<SALES>                                         45,578                  62,496                  46,615                  47,136
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                45,578                  62,496                  46,615                  47,136
<CGS>                                           26,973                  32,944                  24,325                  26,000
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   11,743                  15,683                  11,215                  13,026
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                 1,314                   1,314                     985                   1,663
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0                     (7)                      14                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               1,839                   3,341                   1,096                   8,008
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  3,709                   9,221                   8,980                 (1,561)
<INCOME-TAX>                                     1,872                   4,448                   4,410                   (191)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              1,837                   4,773                   4,570                 (1,370)
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0                       0                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                     1,837                   4,773                   4,570                 (1,370)
<EPS-BASIC>                                        0                       0                       0                       0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0                       0                       0                       0


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