EXHIBIT 23




                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report dated November 6, 2000 included in this Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 29, 2000 into the Company's previously filed Registration
Statements on Form S-8, Registration Nos. 33-11818, 33-30879, 33-33329,
33-44002, 33-57825 and 333-53163, and on Form S-3, Registration Nos. 333-53161
and 333-63427.



                               ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 21, 2000