<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of cash flows found on pages 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Company's Form 10-Q for the nine months ended October 3, 1998, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-02-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-04-1998 <PERIOD-END> OCT-03-1998 <CASH> 5,095 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 291,086 <ALLOWANCES> 16,782 <INVENTORY> 417,696 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 735,589 <PP&E> 684,214 <DEPRECIATION> 87,153 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,642,907 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 262,404 <BONDS> 956,558 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 141 <OTHER-SE> 223,686 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,642,907 <SALES> 1,118,220 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,118,220 <CGS> 915,852 <TOTAL-COSTS> 915,852 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 103,969 <LOSS-PROVISION> 1,264 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 52,920 <INCOME-PRETAX> 45,479 <INCOME-TAX> 17,731 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 27,748 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 27,748 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.86 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.63