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MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES
3 Months Ended
Oct. 26, 2019
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES
At both October 26, 2019 and July 27, 2019, approximately 64% 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 $14,512 higher than reported at both October 26, 2019 and July 27, 2019.