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                           THIS SCHEDULE  CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                           EXTRACTED FROM  THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           FOR THE TWENTY-SIX  WEEKS  ENDED APRIL 3, 1999 AND IS
                           QUALIFIED  IN  ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO  SUCH
                           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
             
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<MULTIPLIER>                                                        1,000
       
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                       6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                             OCT-02-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                                OCT-04-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                                  APR-03-1999
<CASH>                                                              1,795
<SECURITIES>                                                            0
<RECEIVABLES>                                                      88,420
<ALLOWANCES>                                                       11,264
<INVENTORY>                                                        87,826
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                  189,305
<PP&E>                                                             53,771
<DEPRECIATION>                                                          0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                    312,902
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                              60,801
<BONDS>                                                               100
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                   0
<PREFERRED>                                                             0
<COMMON>                                                               76
<OTHER-SE>                                                         57,198
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                      312,902
<SALES>                                                           204,895
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                                  204,895
<CGS>                                                             146,086
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                     146,086
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                      168
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                        0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                  9,328
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                    10,062
<INCOME-TAX>                                                        3,730
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                                     0
<DISCONTINUED>                                                          0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                         0
<CHANGES>                                                               0
<NET-INCOME>                                                        6,332
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                        0.83
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                        0.80
        

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