<ARTICLE> 5 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 3-MOS 3-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-30-1999 JAN-30-1999 JAN-30-1999 JAN-30-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAY-02-1998 AUG-01-1998 OCT-31-1998 OCT-30-1998 <CASH> 836,314 515,207 271,518 271,518 <SECURITIES> 0 29,532 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 0 0 0 0 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 0 <INVENTORY> 823,305 1,102,693 1,374,916 1,374,916 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,844,434 1,834,021 1,841,447 1,841,447 <PP&E> 2,472,722 2,633,159 2,865,362 2,865,362 <DEPRECIATION> 997,623 1,056,719 1,116,522 1,116,522 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,481,726 3,583,149 3,754,761 3,754,761 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 999,024 1,264,980 1,687,558 1,687,558 <BONDS> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 33,081 33,127 33,174 33,174 <OTHER-SE> 1,661,475 1,496,172 1,222,822 1,222,822 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 3,481,726 3,583,149 3,754,761 3,754,761 <SALES> 1,719,712 1,904,970 2,399,948 6,024,630 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,719,712 1,904,970 2,399,948 6,024,630 <CGS> 1,031,004 1,135,165 1,376,005 3,542,174 <TOTAL-COSTS> 472,144 550,128 636,745 1,659,017 <OTHER-EXPENSES> (1,141) 678 6,800 6,337 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 0 0 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 217,705 218,999 380,398 817,102 <INCOME-TAX> 81,639 82,125 142,169 306,413 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 136,066 136,874 237,749 510,689 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 136,066 136,874 237,749 510,689 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.23 0.23 0.42 0.88 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.22 0.22 0.40 0.84