STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2012
Outstanding, beginning of period	280,789	371,339
Granted	50,000	43,500
Exercised	(18,650)	(11,000)
Forfeited	(45,756)	(59,900)
Expired	(4,000)	(5,000)
Outstanding, end of period	262,383	338,939
Number expected to vest - Number of Options	218,426	321,992
Number exercisable - Number of Options	117,783	139,239
Outstanding, beginning of period - Wgtd. Avg. Exercise Price	$ 3.81	$ 3.32
Granted - Wgtd. Avg. Exercise Price	$ 6.91	$ 4.84
Exercised - Wgtd. Avg. Exercise Price	$ 2.16	$ 1.24
Forfeited - Wgtd. Avg. Exercise Price	$ 5.09	$ 4.50
Expired - Wgtd. Avg. Exercise Price	$ 2.24	$ 0.55
Outstanding, end of period	$ 4.22	$ 3.46
Number expected to vest	$ 3.83	$ 3.46
Weighted average remaining term, in years	3 years 6 months	4 years 2 months 12 days
Intrinsic value (000s)	$ 469	$ 498
Number exercisable	$ 2.17	$ 1.73
Weighted average remaining term, in years	1 year 10 months 24 days	2 years 6 months
Intrinsic value (000s)	422	456
Expense not yet recognized (000s)	173	269
Weighted average years to become exercisable	2 years 7 months 6 days	1 year 8 months 12 days
Intrinsic value (000s)	$ 88	$ 46