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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as presented in Saks Incorporated
Form 10-Q for the quarterly and nine-month periods ended October 28, 2000 and
October 30, 1999.
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 3-MOS 9-MOS 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> FEB-3-2001 JAN-29-2000 FEB-3-2001 JAN-29-2000
<PERIOD-END> OCT-28-2000 OCT-30-1999 OCT-28-2000 OCT-30-1999
<CASH> 20,128,000 20,949,000 20,128,000 20,949,000
<SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0
<RECEIVABLES> 198,019,000 172,334,000 198,019,000 172,334,000
<ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 0
<INVENTORY> 1,912,388,000 1,872,257,000 1,912,388,000 1,872,257,000
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,248,760,000 2,218,705,000 2,248,760,000 2,218,705,000
<PP&E> 2,408,180,000 2,294,537,000 2,408,180,000 2,294,537,000
<DEPRECIATION> 0 0 0 0
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,168,372,000 1,100,957,000 1,168,372,000 1,100,957,000
<BONDS> 1,948,234,000 2,090,011,000 1,948,234,000 2,090,011,000
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
<COMMON> 14,268,000 14,309,000 14,268,000 14,309,000
<OTHER-SE> 2,207,850,000 2,048,574,000 2,207,850,000 2,048,574,000
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 5,466,316,000 5,420,470,000 5,466,316,000 5,420,470,000
<SALES> 1,565,708,000 1,547,476,000 4,450,433,000 4,386,789,000
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,565,708,000 1,547,476,000 4,450,433,000 4,386,789,000
<CGS> 1,002,317,000 960,666,000 2,840,855,000 2,735,925,000
<TOTAL-COSTS> 0 0 0 0
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 539,559,000 511,485,000 1,474,739,000 1,418,492,000
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 36,851,000 33,847,000 109,234,000 103,135,000
<INCOME-PRETAX> (13,019,000) 41,478,000 25,605,000 129,237,000
<INCOME-TAX> (4,870,000) 15,578,000 5,686,000 50,783,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING> (8,149,000) 25,900,000 19,919,000 78,454,000
<DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 (9,261,000)
<CHANGES> 0 0 0 0
<NET-INCOME> (8,149) 25,900,000 19,919,000 69,193,000
<EPS-BASIC> (0.06) 0.18 0.14 0.48
<EPS-DILUTED> (0.06) 0.18 0.14 0.47
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