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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JAN-03-1998             JAN-03-1998             JAN-03-1998
<PERIOD-START>                             DEC-29-1996             DEC-29-1996             DEC-29-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-22-1997             JUN-14-1997             OCT-04-1997
<CASH>                                             886                     909                     891
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  216,610                 241,653                 228,268
<ALLOWANCES>                                    19,655                  22,522                  19,066
<INVENTORY>                                    291,207                 297,904                 323,329
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               522,678                 546,920                 560,856
<PP&E>                                         569,680                 577,274                 586,787
<DEPRECIATION>                                 300,515                 306,340                 323,061
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          275,284                 292,728                 318,063
<BONDS>                                        374,793                 377,171                 376,058
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<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0
<COMMON>                                        19,290                  19,292                  19,292
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<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   935,806                 964,903                 971,796
<SALES>                                        935,997               1,896,597               3,225,711
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               947,832               1,923,282               3,277,712
<CGS>                                          825,189               1,670,639               2,850,337
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  933,959               1,889,938               3,226,585
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0                       0                  31,272
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                 1,293                   2,139                   2,771
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               7,321                  14,820                  24,591
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  5,259                  16,385                 (7,507)
<INCOME-TAX>                                     2,203                   6,865                   (570)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              3,056                   9,520                 (6,937)
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0
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