<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JAN-03-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             DEC-29-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               JAN-03-1999
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                      1
<CASH>                                         133,749
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   38,098
<ALLOWANCES>                                     2,999
<INVENTORY>                                    896,303
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                             1,103,298
<PP&E>                                       1,093,675
<DEPRECIATION>                                 632,668
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,626,895
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          847,318
<BONDS>                                        508,385
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                       100,340<F1>
<OTHER-SE>                                     175,725
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 1,626,895
<SALES>                                      3,169,525
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                             3,169,525
<CGS>                                        2,415,256
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                2,415,256
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               809,236<F2>
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              83,255
<INCOME-PRETAX>                               (110,400)
<INCOME-TAX>                                       (93)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                           (110,307)
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                  (110,307)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                    (1.11)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                    (1.11)
<FN>
<F1>AMOUNT REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF $0.50 PAR VALUE COMMON STOCK ISSUED
AND OUTSTANDING.
<F2>AMOUNT INCLUDES (I) DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION AND (II) SELLING, GENERAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, AND (III) IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS.
</FN>