Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

12. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company and its subsidiaries are party to various legal and regulatory proceedings and claims incidental to their business in the ordinary course.  In the opinion of management, based upon information currently available, the ultimate liability with respect to these contingencies will not materially affect the Company’s financial statements.

Related to its workers’ compensation insurance coverage, the Company is contingently liable pursuant to standby letters of credit as credit guarantees to certain insurers.  As of January 29, 2021, the Company had $31,626 of standby letters of credit related to securing reserved claims under workers’ compensation insurance and the July 29, 2020 and August 4, 2020 sale and leaseback transactions.  All standby letters of credit are renewable annually and reduce the Company’s borrowing availability under its 2019 Revolving Credit Facility (see Note 5).

At January 29, 2021, the Company has recorded a provision of $344 in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet for amounts to be paid as of result of non-performance by the primary obligor for lease payments associated with two properties occupied by a third party.

The Company enters into certain indemnification agreements in favor of third parties in the ordinary course of business.  The Company believes that the probability of incurring an actual liability under such indemnification agreements is sufficiently remote that no such liability has been recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 29, 2021.