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SOUTH HILL CONSOLIDATION
12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
SOUTH HILL CONSOLIDATION [Text Block]
NOTE 2- SOUTH HILL CONSOLIDATION
On February 11, 2013, the Company announced its plans to consolidate its South Hill, Virginia operations into its Houston, Texas corporate headquarters (the "South Hill Consolidation"). This action was the culmination of an initiative that the Company began in 2012. The reasons for the South Hill Consolidation were: (i) to have department store functions and processes entirely together in one location, (ii) to strengthen collaboration, teamwork and communications, while streamlining operations, enhancing overall operational efficiency and reducing costs, and (iii) to create consistency in merchandising, marketing and eCommerce.
Total expenses in 2013 associated with the South Hill Consolidation, which was completed in 2013, were $11.3 million, of which $1.4 million remained unpaid and is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of February 1, 2014. The costs, which were primarily for severance and transitional payroll and related benefits, recruiting and relocation costs, and visual presentation supplies and other, were recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. The Company incurred and paid $2.7 million in 2012 primarily for transitional payroll and related benefits, recruiting and relocation costs, and property and equipment impairment. Merchandise cost of sales for 2013 also includes approximately $12.5 million related to the South Hill Consolidation due to inventory liquidation costs associated with discontinued vendors and merchandise and advertising allowances deferred in inventory. 
During 2013, the Company committed to a plan to sell the building which housed its former South Hill operations and expects to complete the sale within one year. Accordingly, the disposal group with a carrying value of $0.6 million has been reclassified as held for sale and included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of February 1, 2014.