<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
      This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from
Supermarkets General Holdings Corporation's Consolidated Statement of Operations
for the 52 weeks ended January 30, 1999 and Consolidated Balance Sheet as of
January 30, 1999 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
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