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<LEGEND>
The schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Company's
consolidated financial statements for the twenty-four weeks ended September 12,
2000 included in this report on Form 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<F1>Footnote to electronic filing only: as presented, data is rounded to the
nearest $100 except for per share data.
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