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WARRANTY RESERVE
3 Months Ended
May 03, 2014
WARRANTY RESERVE  
WARRANTY RESERVE

NOTE 4WARRANTY RESERVE

 

The Company provides warranties for both its merchandise sales and service labor. Warranties for merchandise are generally covered by the respective suppliers, with the Company covering any costs above the supplier’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 3, 2014 and the fifty-two weeks ended February 1, 2014 is as follows:

 

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

May 3, 2014

 

February 1, 2014

 

Beginning balance

 

$

682

 

$

864

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions related to current period sales

 

3,210

 

13,748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warranty costs incurred in current period

 

(3,210

)

(13,930

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance

 

$

682

 

$

682