Net 7,237,000 vs 5,938,000    Sales 630.8 mln vs 601.8 mln
    Year
    Net 34.1 mln vs 20.5 mln
    Sales 2.75 billion vs 2.61 billion
    NOTE: Twelve and 52-week periods.
    Generale Occidentale SA subsidiary.
    Prior year net both periods includes 7,580,000 dlr pretax
charge for store closings.
    Year net includes pension gain 3,455,000 dlrs vs charge
5,502,000 dlrs due to change in pension accounting.
    Income tax rate for year 45.9 pct vs 34.1 pct due to
abolition of investment tax credits.  Elimination of investment
tax credits approximately offset gain from change in pension
accounting, company said.
 Reuter
