<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
     This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the 
consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of income contained in 
Tandy Corporation's first quarter report on Form 10-Q and is qualified in its 
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000
       
                                            
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                  3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              Dec-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                   Mar-31-1997
<CASH>                                         101,500
<SECURITIES>                                   21,000
<RECEIVABLES>                                  188,600
<ALLOWANCES>                                   8,300
<INVENTORY>                                    1,282,400
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               1,738,100
<PP&E>                                         1,050,600
<DEPRECIATION>                                 508,100
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 2,385,700
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          1,088,200
<BONDS>                                        104,200
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                    100,000
<COMMON>                                       85,600
<OTHER-SE>                                     985,500
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   2,385,700
<SALES>                                        1,291,700
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               1,291,700
<CGS>                                          840,100
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  840,100
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             6,800
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                41,700
<INCOME-TAX>                                   (16,100)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            25,600
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0
<CHANGES>                                      0
<NET-INCOME>                                   25,600
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