<ARTICLE>                                     5
<LEGEND>
  THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
EXTRACTED FROM THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE 40 WEEKS ENDED MAY 4, 1997 AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
       
                                           
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<PERIOD-END>                                            MAY-04-1997
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<ALLOWANCES>                                                      0
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                     8,724,544
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