We have calculated the ratio of earnings to fixed charges in the following table by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, earnings include pre-tax income from continuing operations plus fixed charges, before capitalized interest. Fixed charges include interest, whether expensed or capitalized, amortization of debt expense, preferred stock dividend requirement and that portion of rental expense which is representative of the interest factor in those rentals.


	Year Ended (Dollar in thousand)
	February 28, 2004 (52 Weeks)			March 1, 2003 (52 Weeks)			March 2, 2002 (52 Weeks)			March 3, 2001 (53 Weeks)			February 26, 2000 (52 Weeks)

Fixed charges:
Interest expense	$	313,498		$	330,020		$	396,064		$	649,926		$	542,028
Interest portion of net rental expense (1)		184,391			189,528			181,493			159,247			148,669
Fixed charges before capitalized interest and preferred stock dividend requirements		497,889			519,548			577,557			809,173			690,697
Preferred stock dividend requirement (2)		37,074			49,540			42,354			42,445			15,554
Capitalized interest		133			301			806			1,836			5,292
Total fixed charges	$	535,096		$	569,389		$	620,717		$	853,454		$	711,543
Earnings:
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, and cumulative effect of accounting change		34,584		$	(154,482	)	$	(837,385	)	$	(1,283,602	)	$	(1,129,036	)
Share of loss from equity method investees		—			—			12,092			36,675			15,181
Preferred stock dividend requirement		(37,074	)		(49,540	)		(42,354	)		(42,445	)		(15,554	)
Fixed charges before capitalized interest		534,963			569,088			619,911			851,618			706,251
Total adjusted earnings (loss)		532,473			365,066			(247,736	)		(437,754	)		(423,158	)
Earnings to fixed charges, deficiency	$	(2,623	)	$	(204,323	)	$	(868,453	)	$	(1,291,208	)	$	(1,134,701	)


(1)	The interest portion of net rental expense is estimated to be equal to one-third of the minimum rental expense for the period.


(2)	The preferred stock divided requirement is computed as the pre-tax earnings that would be required to cover preferred stock dividends.