<ARTICLE> 5
       
                                                                                            
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS                   3-MOS                   3-MOS                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          FEB-01-1997             FEB-01-1997             FEB-01-1997             FEB-01-1997
<PERIOD-START>                             FEB-04-1996             MAY-05-1996             AUG-04-1996             FEB-04-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               MAY-04-1996             AUG-03-1996             NOV-02-1996             FEB-01-1997
<CASH>                                         552,729                 514,213                 477,272                 485,644
<SECURITIES>                                    79,819                  74,061                 109,340                 135,632
<RECEIVABLES>                                        0                       0                       0                       0
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0                       0                       0                       0
<INVENTORY>                                    489,719                 573,080                 711,934                 578,765
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                             1,269,058               1,303,903               1,438,579               1,329,255
<PP&E>                                       1,626,967               1,705,498               1,787,490               1,898,613
<DEPRECIATION>                                 645,956                 686,769                 719,883                 762,893
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,373,314               2,459,300               2,628,156               2,626,927
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          486,853                 641,496                 819,218                 774,896
<BONDS>                                              0                       0                       0                       0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                       0                       0                       0
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0                       0
<COMMON>                                        23,767                  23,798                  23,814                  23,840
<OTHER-SE>                                   1,705,830               1,627,611               1,608,412               1,630,630
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 2,373,314               2,459,300               2,628,156               2,626,927
<SALES>                                      1,113,154               1,120,335               1,382,996               5,284,381
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                             1,113,154               1,120,335               1,382,996               5,284,381
<CGS>                                          699,314                 720,165                 837,775               3,285,166
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  282,627                 295,381                 328,434               1,270,138
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                (3,618)                 (3,956)                 (5,213)                (19,450)
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0                       0                       0                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0                       0                       0                       0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                134,831                 108,745                 222,000                 748,527
<INCOME-TAX>                                    53,258                  42,955                  87,690                 295,668
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             81,573                  65,790                 134,310                 452,859
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0                       0                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                    81,573                  65,790                 134,310                 452,859
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     0.19                    0.16                    0.32                    1.09<F1> 
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.19                    0.15                    0.32                    1.06<F2> 
<FN>
<F1> EPS-PRIMARY amounts presented are the EPS-basic amounts calculated as 
      defined by SFAS No. 128.
<F2> EPS-DILUTED amounts presented are the EPS-diluted amounts calculated as 
      defined by SFAS No. 128.
</FN>