ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

3 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

(5) ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of:

	July 31,		April 30,
	2018		2018
	(in thousands)
Fulfillment services	$	5,340	$	5,448
Real estate operations		2,737		2,425
Corporate operations		342		342
	$	8,419	$	8,215

As of July 31, 2018, accounts payable and accrued expenses for the Company’s fulfillment services business included customer postage deposits of $2,889,000, accrued expenses of $748,000, trade payables of $600,000 and other of $1,103,000. As of April 30, 2018, accounts payable and accrued expenses for the Company’s fulfillment services business included customer postage deposits of $3,223,000, accrued expenses of $515,000, trade payables of $388,000 and other of $1,322,000.

As of July 31, 2018, accounts payable and accrued expenses for the Company’s real estate business included accrued expenses of $634,000, trade payables of $681,000, and real estate customer deposits of $1,422,000. As of April 30, 2018, accounts payable and accrued expenses for the Company’s real estate business included accrued expenses of $746,000, trade payables of $773,000, real estate customer deposits of $897,000 and other of $9,000.