<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
THE COMPANY'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED
IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                             1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                               FEB-1-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                   MAY-25-1996
<CASH>                                              38,800
<SECURITIES>                                             0
<RECEIVABLES>                                       23,024
<ALLOWANCES>                                             0
<INVENTORY>                                        559,009
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                   664,437
<PP&E>                                           1,578,088
<DEPRECIATION>                                   (568,972)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                   1,704,559
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                              414,010
<BONDS>                                            616,655<F1>
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                    0
<PREFERRED>                                              0
<COMMON>                                               270
<OTHER-SE>                                         580,574
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                     1,704,559
<SALES>                                          1,040,028
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                 1,040,028
<CGS>                                              737,956
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                      273,736
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                         0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                         0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  13,104
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                     15,232
<INCOME-TAX>                                         5,788
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                  9,444
<DISCONTINUED>                                           0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                          0
<CHANGES>                                                0
<NET-INCOME>                                         9,444
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                          .33
<EPS-DILUTED>                                          .33
<FN>
<F1>  Long term debt and mortgages
</FN>