<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> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-30-1999 <PERIOD-END> JAN-30-1999 <CASH> 177,907 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 126,315 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 1,820,186 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,451,401 <PP&E> 4,565,042 <DEPRECIATION> 1,115,456 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 10,151,214 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 2,257,883 <BONDS> 4,821,635 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 1,558 <OTHER-SE> 2,312,847 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 10,151,214 <SALES> 14,878,771 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 14,878,771 <CGS> 10,418,893 <TOTAL-COSTS> 3,628,372 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 268,854 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 378,236 <INCOME-PRETAX> 184,416 <INCOME-TAX> 129,244 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 55,172 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> (217,947) <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (162,775) <EPS-PRIMARY> (1.07) <EPS-DILUTED> (1.02)