<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> The balance sheets and statements of operations of the Registrant and its subsidiaries and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. As a result of the Acquisition (see Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), the Company is required to report results prior to the Acquisition separate from results subsequent to the Acquisition. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 7-MOS 5-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> APR-28-1998 OCT-03-1998 <PERIOD-START> SEP-28-1997 APR-29-1998 <PERIOD-END> APR-28-1998 OCT-03-1998 <CASH> 0 34,289 <SECURITIES> 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 0 132,908 <ALLOWANCES> 0 (3,075) <INVENTORY> 0 207,248 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 396,650 <PP&E> 0 219,770 <DEPRECIATION> 0 (12,595) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 0 912,430 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 206,448 <BONDS> 0 460,535 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <COMMON> 0 116,730 <OTHER-SE> 0 (21,318) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 0 912,430 <SALES> 476,200 393,779 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 476,200 393,779 <CGS> 377,337 335,764 <TOTAL-COSTS> 78,161 60,899 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 9,524 554 <LOSS-PROVISION> 880 290 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> (1,048) 18,535 <INCOME-PRETAX> 11,346 (22,263) <INCOME-TAX> 11,741 4,337 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (395) (26,600) <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (395) (26,600) <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 0