<ARTICLE>                               5
<LEGEND>                  This schedule contains summary financial information
                          extracted from the unaudited consolidated financial
                          statements of the Company included in the Report on
                          Form 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by
                          reference to such financial statements.

<MULTIPLIER>                        1,000

                                  
<PERIOD-TYPE>                       9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>             APR-29-2000
<PERIOD-START>                APR-25-1999
<PERIOD-END>                  JAN-22-2000
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<SECURITIES>                            0
<RECEIVABLES>                      98,854
<ALLOWANCES>                       (1,984)
<INVENTORY>                        58,041
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                  190,144
<PP&E>                             64,483
<DEPRECIATION>                    (16,523)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                    441,798
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>              76,518
<BONDS>                                 0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                   0
<PREFERRED>                             0
<COMMON>                               17
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<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>      441,798
<SALES>                           523,131
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                  523,131
<CGS>                             333,910
<TOTAL-COSTS>                     333,910
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                  140,201
<LOSS-PROVISION>                        0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                 10,081
<INCOME-PRETAX>                    38,632
<INCOME-TAX>                       18,116
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                20,516
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<EXTRAORDINARY>                         0
<CHANGES>                               0
<NET-INCOME>                       20,516
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