<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>                                    5
<MULTIPLIER>                                 1,000
       
<S>                                                 <C>               <C>              <C>              <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                           3-Mos             6-Mos            9-Mos            12-Mos
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                    Jan-25-1997       Jan-25-1997      Jan-25-1997      Jan-25-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                         Apr-27-1996       Jul-27-1997      Oct-26-1996      Jan-25-1997
<CASH>                                                  11,540            5,571           15,860            16,896
<SECURITIES>                                            22,704           14,223                0                 0
<RECEIVABLES>                                           26,034           29,278           33,944            25,488
<ALLOWANCES>                                               159              173              297               227
<INVENTORY>                                            351,941          316,466          334,139           316,538
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                       522,941          478,018          518,581           445,256
<PP&E>                                                 335,674          346,294          351,886           358,246
<DEPRECIATION>                                          94,626           98,339           98,872           103,121
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                       1,117,192        1,085,231        1,144,872         1,077,059
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                  247,493          210,750          261,287           169,414
<BONDS>                                                242,100          230,043          229,985           229,894
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                        0                0                0                 0
<PREFERRED>                                                  0                0                0                 0
<COMMON>                                                   333              333              333               377
<OTHER-SE>                                             568,859          589,032          605,378           631,592
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                         1,117,192        1,085,231        1,144,872         1,077,059
<SALES>                                                352,242          776,513        1,142,923         1,452,696
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                       352,242          776,513        1,142,923         1,452,696
<CGS>                                                  272,484          601,086          889,059         1,136,997
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                          272,484          601,086          889,059         1,136,997
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                        73,314          147,980          216,261           277,841
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                             0                0                0                 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                       2,456            4,949            7,660            10,506
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                          3,988           22,498           29,943            27,352
<INCOME-TAX>                                             1,523            8,804           11,843             1,105
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                      2,465           13,694           18,100            16,347
<DISCONTINUED>                                           7,050           21,433           33,053             6,013
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                              0                0                0                 0
<CHANGES>                                                    0                0                0                 0
<NET-INCOME>                                             9,515           35,127           51,153            76,660
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                             0.29             1.07             1.56              2.33
<EPS-DILUTED>                                             0.28             0.99             1.54              2.31
        

</TABLE>