C O N S O L I D A T E D    B A L A N C E    S H E E T S
January 30,		January 31,
In Thousands	1999	1998
A s s e t s
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$  461,244	$  404,369
Accounts receivable	67,345	60,735
Merchandise inventories	1,186,068	1,190,170
Prepaid expenses	28,448	27,357
Total current assets	1,743,105	1,682,631
Property at cost:
Land and buildings	115,485	108,729
Leasehold costs and improvements	547,099	480,964
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	711,320	611,470
	1,373,904	1,201,163
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	617,302	515,027
	756,602	686,136
Other assets	27,436	36,645
Deferred income taxes	22,386	-
Goodwill and tradename, net of amortization	198,317	204,220
Total Assets	$2,747,846	$2,609,632
L i a b i l i t i e s
Current liabilities:
Current installments of long-term debt	$694	$23,360
Accounts payable	617,159	582,791
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	688,993	611,506
Total current liabilities	1,306,846	1,217,657
Long-term debt, exclusive of current installments	220,344	221,024
Deferred income taxes	-	6,859
S h a r e h o l d e r s '   E q u i t y
Preferred stock at face value, authorized 5,000,000 shares, par value $1,
issued and outstanding cumulative convertible stock of
727,300 shares of 7% Series E at January 31, 1998	-	72,730
Common stock, authorized 600,000,000 shares, par value $1,
issued and outstanding 322,140,770 and 159,901,247 shares	322,141	159,901
Additional paid-in capital	-	198,736
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,529)	3,317
Retained earnings	900,044	729,408
Total shareholders' equity	1,220,656	1,164,092
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$2,747,846	$2,609,632
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.