WARRANTY RESERVE

3 Months Ended

May 04, 2013

WARRANTY RESERVE

WARRANTY RESERVE

NOTE 4—WARRANTY RESERVE

The Company provides warranties for both its merchandise sales and service labor. Warranties for merchandise are generally covered by the respective vendors, with the Company covering any costs above the vendor’s stipulated allowance. Service labor is warranted in full by the Company for a limited specific time period. The Company establishes its warranty reserves based on historical experiences. These costs are included in either costs of merchandise sales or costs of service revenues in the consolidated statements of operations.

The reserve for warranty cost activity for the thirteen weeks ended May 4, 2013 and the fifty-three weeks ended February 2, 2013 is as follows:

(dollar amounts in thousands)	May 4, 2013			February 2, 2013
Beginning balance	$	864		$	673
Additions related to current period sales	3,402			11,920
Warranty costs incurred in current period	(3,361		)	(11,729		)
Ending balance	$	905		$	864