Exhibit 12

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIO DATA)

				Fiscal Year																				Thirteen Weeks Ended
				1999				2000				2001				2002				2003				May 4, 2003				May 2, 2004
Interest Expense					24,209				24,852				24,753				23,892				37,476				8,657				18,181
Appropriate Portion (1/3) of Rent Expense					23,056				23,737				25,380				26,281				29,880				7,226				7,348
Fixed Charges					47,265				48,589				50,133				50,173				67,356				15,883				25,529
Pretax Income					25,880				48,215				16,688				46,306				22,906				(3,262	)			2,451
Earnings Before Income Taxes and Fixed Charges					73,145				96,804				66,821				96,479				90,262				12,621				27,980
Ratio					1.5				2.0				1.3				1.9				1.3				0.8				1.1