EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

Schedule of options under plan

	Fiscal Year 2012
	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding—beginning of year		2,008,430		$	8.97
Granted		287,574			9.97
Exercised		(274,769	)		7.00
Forfeited		(55,283	)		11.32
Expired		(287,359	)		15.89
Outstanding—end of year		1,678,593			8.20
Vested and expected to vest options—end of year		1,630,311			8.15
Options exercisable—end of year		1,153,837			7.07

Schedule of weighted average fair value at grant date and intrinsic value of options exercised

The following table summarizes information about options during the last three fiscal years (dollars in thousands except per option):

	Fiscal 2012		Fiscal 2011		Fiscal 2010
Weighted average fair value at grant date per option	$	4.65	$	5.38	$	4.28
Intrinsic value of options exercised	$	874	$	202	$	609

Schedule of non-vested RSUs

	Number of RSUs			Weighted Average Fair Value
Nonvested at January 28, 2012		626,747		$	9.93
Granted		319,081			9.48
Forfeited		(78,737	)		9.89
Vested		(70,491	)		10.90
Nonvested at February 2, 2013		796,600			9.67

Schedule of information about RSUs

(dollar amounts in thousands)	Fiscal 2012		Fiscal 2011		Fiscal 2010
Weighted average fair value at grant date per unit	$	9.48	$	10.45	$	9.32
Fair value at vesting date	$	768	$	1,498	$	1,861
Intrinsic value at conversion date	$	218	$	896	$	809
Tax benefits realized from conversions	$	82	$	336	$	301

Schedule of weighted-average assumptions

	Year ended
	February 2, 2013			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Dividend yield		0	%		1.0	%		1.35	%
Expected volatility		58	%		58	%		56	%
Risk-free interest rate range:
High		0.6	%		1.9	%		2.0	%
Low		0.5	%		1.6	%		0.9	%
Ranges of expected lives in years		4 - 5			4 - 5			4 - 5