STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 27, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions

Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model and the estimated value of options granted during the nine months ended June 27, 2014 and June 28, 2013 follows:

	Nine Months Ended
Valuation of Options	June 27, 2014			June 28, 2013
Assumptions for Black-Scholes:
Risk-free interest rate	1.31		%	0.55		%
Expected term in years	4.1			4.0
Volatility	49		%	49		%
Expected annual dividends	none			none
Value of options granted:
Number of options granted	45,500			50,000
Weighted average fair value per share	$	1.62		$	2.65
Fair value of options granted (000's)	$	74		$	133

Changes in Number of Options Outstanding with Other Related Data

A summary of stock option activity, together with other related data, follows:

	Nine Months Ended
	June 27, 2014				June 28, 2013
Stock Options	Number of Options		Wgtd. Avg. Exercise Price		Number of Options		Wgtd. Avg. Exercise Price
Outstanding, beginning of period	246,383		$	4.38	280,789		$	3.81
Granted	45,500		4.12		50,000		6.91
Exercised	(18,093	)	1.49		(30,150	)	2.00
Shares withheld for payment of taxes upon exercise of stock option	(3,407	)	1.69		—		—
Forfeited	(23,283	)	5.71		(45,756	)	5.52
Expired	(2,850	)	5.04		(8,500	)	2.01
Outstanding, end of period	244,250		$	4.51	246,383		$	4.38
For options expected to vest
Number expected to vest	220,987		$	4.49	233,070		$	4.28
Weighted average remaining term, in years	3.4				3.8
Intrinsic value (000s)			$	176			$	155
For exercisable options
Number exercisable	125,650		$	3.59	106,783		$	2.33
Weighted average remaining term, in years	2.0				2.0
Intrinsic value (000s)			$	166			$	155
For non-exercisable options
Expense not yet recognized (000s)			$	171			$	221
Weighted average years to be recognized	2.6				2.6
For options exercised
Intrinsic value (000s)			$	59			$	131

Schedule of Nonvested Stock Options Activity

Changes in the number of non-vested options outstanding, together with other related data, follows: 

	Nine Months Ended
	June 27, 2014				June 28, 2013
Stock Options	Number of Options		Wgtd. Avg. Grant Date Fair Value		Number of Options		Wgtd. Avg. Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested, beginning of period	138,350		$	2.51	157,150		$	2.42
Granted	45,500		1.62		50,000		2.65
Vested	(41,967	)	2.51		(21,794	)	2.27
Forfeited	(23,283	)	2.30		(45,756	)	2.50
Non-vested, end of period	118,600		$	2.20	139,600		$	2.51

Changes in Number of Restricted Non-vested Stock Outstanding with Other Related Data

A summary of restricted stock activity, together with related data, follows: 

	Nine Months Ended
	June 27, 2014				June 28, 2013
Restricted (Non-vested) Stock	Number of Non-vested Shares		Wgtd. Avg. Grant Date Fair Value		Number of Non-vested Shares		Wgtd. Avg. Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding, beginning of period	275,474		$	5.96	339,939		$	5.66
Granted	155,703		4.05		88,208		6.86
Vested	(80,971	)	5.74		(47,774	)	4.98
Shares withheld for payment of taxes upon vesting of restricted stock	(18,615	)	4.28		(4,441	)	4.70
Forfeited	(71,103	)	5.88		(74,635	)	5.68
Outstanding, end of period	260,488		$	5.15	301,297		$	6.12
For non-vested shares
Expense not yet recognized (000s)			$	725			$	939
Weighted average remaining years for vesting			3.0				2.9
For shares vested
Aggregate fair value on vesting dates (000s)			$	421			$	344