XML 36 R13.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.0.6
Discontinued Operations
6 Months Ended
Jul. 28, 2012
Discontinued Operations
5. Discontinued Operations

During the second quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company exited its European Direct business and provided formal termination notice to its vendor, who had provided all web store design, order processing, fulfillment and customer call center services for the Company’s European web stores. Included in the loss from discontinued operations for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2012 is an early termination fee and settlement of $1.1 million that was paid to Company’s vendor for early termination. The Company’s European Direct business has been unprofitable since inception, with net losses of $2.1 million, $2.0 million, and $1.5 million on net sales of $1.8 million, $1.6 million and $1.2 million in the years ended January 28, 2012, January 29, 2011 and January 30, 2010, respectively.

The results of the European Direct business have been reclassified to reflect the operating results as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The following table summarizes the results from discontinued operations from the Company’s European Direct business for the periods presented.

 

     For the three months ended     For the six months ended  
(in thousands)    July 28, 2012     July 30, 2011     July 28, 2012     July 30, 2011  

Sales

   $ 439      $ 499      $ 813      $ 940   

Gross margin

     (218     133        (84     306   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (1,534     (704     (1,845     (1,256

Depreciation and amortization

     (4     (4     (8     (8

Benefit from income taxes

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

   $ (1,756   $ (575   $ (1,937   $ (958