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)		184,643			189,463			182,260			159,066			146,852
Fixed charges before capitalized interest and preferred stock dividend requirements		498,141			519,483			578,324			808,992			688,880
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	$	535,348		$	569,324		$	621,484		$	853,273		$	709,726
Earnings:
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, and cumulative effect of accounting change		34,516		$	(154,016	)	$	(839,426	)	$	(1,282,807	)	$	(1,123,296	)
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		535,215			569,023			620,678			851,437			704,434
Total adjusted earnings (loss)		532,657			365,467			(249,010	)		(437,140	)		(419,235	)
Earnings to fixed charges, deficiency	$	(2,691	)	$	(203,857	)	$	(870,494	)	$	(1,290,413	)	$	(1,128,961	)