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MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES
3 Months Ended
Oct. 28, 2017
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES

At both October 28, 2017 and July 29, 2017, 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 $14,410 higher than reported at both October 28, 2017 and July 29, 2017.