STORE CLOSURES AND ASSET IMPAIRMENTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2012	Feb. 02, 2013 item	Jan. 28, 2012 item	Jan. 29, 2011 item
STORE CLOSURES AND ASSET IMPAIRMENTS
Impairment charge related to a store classified as held for disposal				$ 200,000
Number of stores with impairment classified as held and used		49	12
Activity in the reserve for closed locations
Balance at the beginning of the period		1,801,000	1,241,000	2,250,000
Accretion of present value of liabilities		137,000	53,000	81,000
Provision for closed locations			310,000
Change in assumptions about future sublease income, lease termination		367,000	674,000	163,000
Cash payments		(664,000)	(477,000)	(1,253,000)
Balance at the end of the period		1,641,000	1,801,000	1,241,000
Number of stores classified as an asset held for sale		0	0
Number of stores sold which were classified as held for disposal				7
Sales price of stores sold which were classified as held for disposal				4,300,000
Depreciation expense recognized on assets held for disposal		0
Gain on disposition of stores recorded in earnings from continuing operations				500,000
Store closures and asset impairments
Impairment charges	8,800,000	10,555,000	1,619,000	970,000
Level 2 and 3
Store closures and asset impairments
Fair value of the impaired stores classified as level 2 or 3 measure		2,300,000	1,400,000
Merchandise cost of sales
Store closures and asset impairments
Impairment charges		5,100,000	600,000
Service cost of sales
Store closures and asset impairments
Impairment charges		$ 5,500,000	$ 1,000,000