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MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES	6 Months Ended
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES	Jan. 26, 2019
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES	MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES At both January 26, 2019 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 January 26, 2019 and July 28, 2018, respectively.