INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012	Jan. 29, 2011
Components of income before income taxes
Domestic	$ 14,577	$ 36,633	$ 52,319
Foreign	7,923	4,954	6,125
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations	22,500	41,588	58,444
Current:
Federal	(338)
State	471	602	491
Foreign	1,636	1,557	2,210
Deferred:
Federal(a)	6,548	14,743	20,309
State	988	(3,887)	(1,818)
Foreign	40	(555)	81
Total income tax expense from continuing operations(a)	9,345	12,460	21,273
Tax benefit recorded to discontinued operations	(186)	(121)	(291)
Reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective rate for income tax expense
Statutory tax rate (as a percent)	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes, net of federal tax (a a percent)	4.10%	3.20%	2.40%
Job credits (as a percent)	(4.90%)	(1.50%)	(0.30%)
Hire credits (as a percent)		(2.10%)
Tax uncertainty adjustment (as a percent)	(1.50%)	(0.10%)	0.20%
Valuation allowance (as a percent)		(8.30%)	(3.50%)
Non deductible expenses (as a percent)	2.20%	2.00%	0.50%
Stock compensation (as a percent)	1.80%	0.10%	0.20%
Foreign taxes, net of federal tax (as a percent)	5.60%	1.70%	2.40%
Other, net (as a percent)	(0.80%)		(0.50%)
Effective rate (as a percent)	41.50%	30.00%	36.40%
Deferred tax assets:
Employee compensation	5,274	5,008
Store closing reserves	719	1,365
Legal reserve	122	341
Benefit accruals	1,247	5,922
Net operating loss carryforwards-Federal	1,887	16,473
Net operating loss carryforwards-State	111,785	111,588
Tax credit carryforwards	16,291	17,877
Accrued leases	16,032	15,916
Interest rate derivatives	708	5,730
Deferred gain on sale leaseback	51,124	56,325
Deferred revenue	5,194	5,621
Other	1,874	1,951
Gross deferred tax assets	212,257	244,117
Valuation allowance	(102,341)	(103,915)
Net deferred tax assets	109,916	140,202
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	42,400	54,284
Inventories	65,203	65,886
Real estate tax	3,214	3,307
Insurance and other	6,261	6,159
Debt related liabilities	3,588	3,903
Deferred tax liabilities	120,666	133,539
Net deferred tax (liability) asset	$ (10,750)	$ 6,663