<ARTICLE> 5 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 3-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1997 MAR-31-1997 JUN-30-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAR-30-1997 JUN-29-1997 SEP-28-1997 <CASH> 5,763 4,452 6,556 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 53,715 41,080 46,322 <ALLOWANCES> 5,366 5,023 5,221 <INVENTORY> 86,640 103,501 105,864 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 173,504 182,006 193,351 <PP&E> 134,613 146,679 162,228 <DEPRECIATION> 61,469 68,582 73,394 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 276,289 297,257 313,079 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 82,571 65,412 62,314 <BONDS> 129,500 146,200 164,300 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <COMMON> 137 137 137 <OTHER-SE> 55,578 64,087 77,191 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 276,289 297,257 313,079 <SALES> 122,668 107,466 126,978 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 135,736<F1> 118,515<F1> 142,442<F1> <CGS> 74,152 64,066 78,068 <TOTAL-COSTS> 108,883 101,761 117,318 <OTHER-EXPENSES> (119) 48 (55) <LOSS-PROVISION> 83 162 106 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 3,226 3,187 3,480 <INCOME-PRETAX> 23,746 13,519 21,699 <INCOME-TAX> 9,694 4,991 8,593 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 14,052 8,528 13,106 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 3,961<F2> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 18,013 8,528 13,106 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.42 0.20 0.31 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.42 0.20 0.31 <FN> <F1>FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED MARCH 30, 1997, JUNE 29, 1997 AND SEPTEMBER 28, 1997, INCLUDES NET ROYALTIES OF $13.1 MILLION, $11.0 MILLION, $15.5 MILLION, RESPECTIVELY. <F2>EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1997, THE COMPANY CHANGED ITS METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FOR PRODUCT DISPLAY FIXTURES LOCATED IN ITS WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS RETAIL STORES, WHEREBY THE COSTS FOR SUCH FIXTURES WILL BE CAPITALIZED AND AMORTIZED OVER FIVE YEARS USING THE STRAIGHT-LINE METHOD. IN PRIOR YEARS, THESE COSTS HAD BEEN EXPENSED AS INCURRED. THE COMPANY BELIEVES THAT THIS NEW METHOD WILL MORE CLOSELY MATCH THE LONG-TERM BENEFIT THAT THE PRODUCT DISPLAY FIXTURES PROVIDE WITH THE EXPECTED FUTURE REVENUE FROM SUCH FIXTURES. THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF THE CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE, RECORDED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1997, IS CALCULATED BASED UPON THE RETROACTIVE EFFECT OF APPLYING THE NEW ACCOUNTING METHOD TO PRIOR YEAR FIXTURE ACQUISITIONS. THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF THE CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE OF $4.0 MILLION (AFTER REDUCTION FOR INCOME TAX EXPENSE OF $2.7 MILLION) IS INCLUDED IN EARNINGS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997. EXCLUDING THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF THE CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE, THE EFFECT OF THE CHANGE DURING 1997 WAS TO INCREASE NET EARNINGS BY APPROXIMATELY $6.2 MILLION OR $0.14 PER SHARE. </FN>