CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our report dated November 8, 1999 included in this Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 1, 1999 into the Company's previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8, Registration Nos. 33-11818, 33-30879, 33-33329, 33-44002, 33-57825, and 333-53163, and on Form S-3, Registration Nos. 33-47564, 333-53161, and 333-63427. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 24, 1999