<ARTICLE>                                                    5
<LEGEND>
  THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
EXTRACTED FROM THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FOR THE 39 WEEKS ENDED MAY 3, 1998 AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
       
                                                          
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                            AUG-02-1998
<PERIOD-START>                                               AUG-04-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                                 MAY-03-1998
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<SECURITIES>                                                   9,566,020
<RECEIVABLES>                                                  6,305,061
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<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                              37,664,803
<PP&E>                                                        27,066,095
<DEPRECIATION>                                                14,426,872
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                59,130,034
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