<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
                            FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
               PUEBLO XTRA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)

This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of operations on pages
three through five of the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 2,
1996 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
       
                             
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