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<PAGE>
<ARTICLE> 5
<RESTATED> 
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>                     <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR                     9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1996             DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-31-1996             JUL-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1996             SEP-30-1996
<CASH>                                              47                      52
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                    4,212                   3,388
<ALLOWANCES>                                       150                     100
<INVENTORY>                                     49,705                  48,465
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                55,269                  53,514
<PP&E>                                          25,229                  24,910
<DEPRECIATION>                                  10,263                   9,648
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  74,849                  73,545
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           27,833                  30,196
<BONDS>                                        100,000                 100,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          153,796                 153,042
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0
<COMMON>                                            36                      36
<OTHER-SE>                                   (207,461)               (210,293)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    74,849                  73,545
<SALES>                                        213,294                 145,409
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               213,294                 145,409
<CGS>                                          153,222                 104,337
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   41,345                  29,521
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                 6,942                  73,373<F1>
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              12,177                   9,105
<INCOME-PRETAX>                               (72,270)                (73,927)
<INCOME-TAX>                                       139                     139
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                           (72,409)                (74,066)
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                  (80,221)                (78,426)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                   (4.15)                  (4.06)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                   (3.93)                  (3.84)
<FN>
<F1>REPRESENTS EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS RECAPITALIZATION; THE COMPANY
INCURRED TRANSACTION COSTS OF APPROXIMATELY $6.5 MILLION AND RECORDED A 
CHARGE TO OPERATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $69.9 MILLION RELATED TO THE 
CANCELLATION AND EXCHANGE OF THE MANAGEMENT STOCK OPTIONS.
</FN>
        

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