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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JUL-29-2000             JUL-31-1999             JUL-31-1999             JUL-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               JAN-29-2000             JUL-31-1999             JAN-30-1999             OCT-31-1998
<CASH>                                          58,179                  29,191                  80,600                  24,661
<SECURITIES>                                   241,923                 133,151                 203,282                 180,504
<RECEIVABLES>                                   69,586                  61,617                  60,614                  61,392
<ALLOWANCES>                                     2,300                   2,300                   1,700                   1,800
<INVENTORY>                                    538,138                 545,252                 512,410                 661,776
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               975,848                 835,268                 939,493               1,004,324
<PP&E>                                         942,067                 899,275                 865,253                 842,797
<DEPRECIATION>                                 419,459                 385,836                 359,797                 347,823
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,655,172               1,512,290               1,568,922               1,622,875
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          441,036                 380,180                 408,571                 430,717
<BONDS>                                        284,651                 274,640                 344,628                 409,622
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<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0                       0
<COMMON>                                           488                     490                     490                     490
<OTHER-SE>                                     816,863                 745,793                 706,849                 675,430
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 1,655,172               1,512,290               1,568,922               1,622,875
<SALES>                                      1,567,949               2,553,421               1,376,267                 587,113
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                             1,567,949               2,553,421               1,376,267                 587,113
<CGS>                                        1,027,280               1,738,511                 930,642                 383,888
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                1,423,804               2,370,807               1,270,596                 539,055
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0                       0                       0                       0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                 1,549                   2,366                     894                     520
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              12,789                  24,972                  13,135                   6,136
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                131,356                 157,642                  92,536                  41,922
<INCOME-TAX>                                    49,915                  61,480                  36,089                  16,350
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<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0                       0
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