STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-based Compensation Expense

The compensation cost for these plans was as follows (in thousands):

	Fiscal Year Ended
	February 2, 2013		January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011
Stock-based compensation expense by type:
Stock options	$	805	$	460	$	792
Restricted stock units		4,715		4,857		3,937
Employee stock purchases		93		76		67
Director deferred compensation		36		60		-
Total stock-based compensation expense		5,649		5,453		4,796
Income tax benefit recognized		2,082		1,987		1,666
Stock-based compensation expense, net of income tax	$	3,567	$	3,466	$	3,130

Employee Stock Purchases

The Company's ESPP allows eligible employees the right to purchase shares of our common stock, subject to certain limitations, at 85% of the lesser of the market value at the end of each calendar quarter (purchase date) or the beginning of each calendar quarter.  Our employee purchases of common stock and the average price per share through the ESPP were as follows:

Fiscal Year Ended	Shares Purchased		Average Price Per Share
February 2, 2013		7,596	$	43.45
January 28, 2012		9,184	$	29.76
January 29, 2011		13,144	$	19.92

Restricted Stock Unit Awards Activity

The following table summarizes the restricted stock unit awards activity under all of our plans during Fiscal 2013:

	RSUs					PSUs					Totals
	Number of Awards			Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Awards			Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value		Number of Awards			Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Restricted stock unit awards outstanding at January 28, 2012		457,322		$	22.09		295,850		$	22.95		753,172		$	22.43
Granted		66,317			52.40		38,100			52.03		104,417			52.26
PSU multiplier earned (1)		-			-		27,025			24.50		27,025			24.50
Vested		(130,501	)		16.57		(89,575	)		17.78		(220,076	)		17.07
Forfeited, cancelled or expired		(14,772	)		30.00		(5,700	)		52.03		(20,472	)		36.13
Restricted stock unit awards outstanding at February 2, 2013		378,366		$	29.00		265,700		$	27.66		644,066		$	28.45

Stock Option Activity

Activity for our option plans during Fiscal 2013 was as follows:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($000's)
Options outstanding at January 28, 2012		421,196		$	23.35		5.16	$	9,837
Granted		41,498			52.65
Exercised		(120,521	)		22.13
Forfeited, cancelled or expired		-			-
Options outstanding at February 2, 2013		342,173		$	27.34		5.29	$	8,875
Exercisable at February 2, 2013		330,473		$	27.67		5.33	$	8,463

Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Fair value weighted average assumptions-stock options

The assumptions used in the option pricing model were as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended
	February 2, 2013	January 28, 2012	January 29, 2011
Weighted average fair value at date of grant	$12.37	$8.23	$5.19
Expected life (years)	0.25	0.25	0.25
Expected volatility	39.7% - 42.6%	43.6% - 45.2%	43.5% - 46.6%
Risk-free interest rate	0.02% - 0.10%	0.04% - 0.10%	0.05% - 0.15%
Dividend yield	None	None	None

Stock Options [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Fair value weighted average assumptions-stock options

Following is the weighted average fair value of each option granted during Fiscal 2013.  The fair value was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions for each period:

	Quarter Ended
	April 28, 2012		July 28, 2012	October 27, 2012	February 2, 2013
Grant date	Mar 13	Mar 31	Jun 30	Sep 30	Dec 31
Exercise price	$52.03	$54.55	$57.71	$59.45	$52.70
Weighted average fair value at date of grant	$19.29	$19.88	$21.24	$20.62	$18.14
Expected option life (years)	4.75	4.75	4.75	4.71	4.71
Expected volatility	42.45%	41.54%	42.59%	40.26%	39.73%
Risk-free interest rate	0.94%	0.98%	0.69%	0.58%	0.67%
Dividend yield	None	None	None	None	None