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MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES	3 Months Ended
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES	Oct. 27, 2018
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES	MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES At both October 27, 2018 and July 28, 2018, 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 $14,337 and $14,234 higher than reported at October 27, 2018 and July 28, 2018, respectively.