<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND> This Schedule contains summary financial information extracted from
the unaudited consolidated statements of income and consolidated balance
sheets and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such unaudited
consolidated financial statements
<MULTIPLIER>                  1
<PERIOD-START>                FEB-02-1997
<PERIOD-TYPE>                       3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>             JAN-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                  MAY-03-1997
<CASH>                            275,018
<SECURITIES>                            0
<RECEIVABLES>                   2,571,131
<ALLOWANCES>                       66,558
<INVENTORY>                    46,057,720
<CURRENT-ASSETS>               51,879,914
<PP&E>                         27,818,840
<DEPRECIATION>                 15,500,972
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                 69,318,175
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>          42,577,594
<BONDS>                         4,750,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                   0
<PREFERRED>                             0 
<COMMON>                        1,523,796
<OTHER-SE>                     12,220,020
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>   69,318,175
<SALES>                        44,096,169
<TOTAL-REVENUES>               44,238,258
<CGS>                          32,882,880
<TOTAL-COSTS>                           0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>               14,979,775  
<LOSS-PROVISION>                        0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                579,474
<INCOME-PRETAX>                (4,003,871)
<INCOME-TAX>                            0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                     0
<DISCONTINUED>                          0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                         0
<CHANGES>                               0
<NET-INCOME>                   (4,003,871)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                       (2.65)
<EPS-DILUTED>                       (2.65)