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MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES
3 Months Ended
Oct. 24, 2015
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES

At both October 24, 2015 and July 25, 2015, approximately 65% of merchandise inventories are valued by the LIFO method while the balance is valued by FIFO.  If the FIFO method had been used for the entire inventory, inventories would have been $14,793 and $14,693 higher than reported at October 24, 2015 and July 25, 2015, respectively.