Stock Compensation Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2012

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Transactions Involving Outstanding Stock Options and Non-Vested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards Under 2006 Plan

The following table summarizes transactions involving outstanding stock options and non-vested restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards (stock awards) under the 2006 plan:

	Stock Options									Stock Awards
2006 Plan	Number of shares			Weighted average exercise price		Weighted average contractual life		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Number of shares			Weighted average grant date fair value
						(in years)		(in thousands)
Outstanding – November 1, 2009		772,749		$	7.48		9.13	$	1,112		192,170		$	13.32
Granted		-			-						-			-
Exercised		(2,000	)		6.39						-			-
Forfeited		(20,966	)		7.34						(3,028	)		13.32
Outstanding – October 31, 2010		749,783			7.48		8.21		1,059		189,142			13.32
Granted		22,000			10.06						-			-
Expired		(5,600	)		6.39						-			-
Forfeited		(51,166	)		8.34						(189,142	)		13.32
Outstanding – October 30, 2011		715,017			7.51		7.31		232		-			-
Granted		-			-
Expired		(27,800	)		6.39
Forfeited		(149,267	)		11.25
Outstanding – October 28, 2012		537,950		$	6.53		6.43	$	314
Expected to vest at October 28, 2012		205,700		$	6.52		6.41	$	119
Exercisable at October 28, 2012		332,250		$	6.51		6.38	$	195

Summary of Transactions Involving Outstanding Stock Options Under 1995 Plan

The following table summarizes transactions involving outstanding stock options under the 1995 plan:

1995 Plan	Number of shares			Weighted average exercise price		Weighted average contractual life		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
						(in years)		(in thousands)
Outstanding – November 1, 2009		61,530		$	12.81		2.20	$	13
Exercised		-			-
Expired		(15,480	)		14.79
Outstanding – October 31, 2010		46,050			12.14		1.90		13
Exercised		-			-
Expired		(17,400	)		12.03
Outstanding – October 30, 2011		28,650			12.21		1.39		-
Exercised		-			-
Expired		(10,950	)		10.42
Outstanding – October 28, 2012		17,700			13.31		1.01		-
Vested and exercisable at October 28, 2012		17,700		$	13.31		1.01	$	-

Summary of Estimated Fair Value of Stock Options

The assumptions used to estimate the fair value stock options were as follows for the 2011 fiscal year:

	October 30, 2011
Weighted-average fair value of stock option granted		7.06
Expected volatility		59	%
Expected term (in years)		10
Risk-free interest rate		3.0
Expected dividend yield		0

Summary of Share Based Compensation Expense Recognized in Selling, Administrative and Other Operating Costs in Consolidated Statements of Operations

Share based compensation expense was recognized in Selling, Administrative and Other Operating Costs in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fiscal years ended 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively. The following table details this information (in thousands):

	Year ended
	October 28, 2012		October 30, 2011		October 31, 2010
2006 Stock Incentive Plan
Selling, administrative and other operating costs	$	127	$	460	$	1,044
	$	127	$	460	$	1,044