<ARTICLE> 5 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-02-1995 AUG-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> SEP-04-1994 SEP-03-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-02-1995 JUN-01-1996 <CASH> 3,970,113 1,714,889 <SECURITIES> 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 4,791,991 7,366,679 <ALLOWANCES> 25,000 175,000 <INVENTORY> 3,659,499 5,465,948 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 12,600,498 14,995,599 <PP&E> 1,477,253 1,747,059 <DEPRECIATION> 739,630 863,230 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 13,832,310 26,808,174 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 5,133,184 6,433,647 <BONDS> 21,830,000 31,419,950 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 6,760,833 7,267,893 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <COMMON> 142,857 161,607 <OTHER-SE> (20,069,283) (18,551,398) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 13,832,310 26,808,174 <SALES> 52,667,379 49,301,866 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 52,667,379 49,301,866 <CGS> 39,872,671 37,475,443 <TOTAL-COSTS> 39,872,671 37,475,443 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 7,873,423 6,613,363 <LOSS-PROVISION> 21,384 167,518 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 369,575 1,840,885 <INCOME-PRETAX> 4,551,710 3,372,175 <INCOME-TAX> 357,422 1,446,010 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 4,194,288 1,926,165 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 4,194,288 1,926,165 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.19 .65 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.19 .65