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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)			1 Months Ended		2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)	May 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	May 16, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) order shares	May 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) order	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) order
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Repurchase of common stock (in shares) \| shares			97,785	612,729	383,127
Aggregate price of common stock repurchased			$ 552,000	$ 6,700,000	$ 2,900,000	$ 10,117,000	$ 0
Director
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of common stock outstanding (more than)		5.00%
Affiliated Entity \| Shipment of Apparel Products
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of product orders \| order			1			1	1
Amount of transaction with related party						$ 7,100	$ 3,700
Market-based fees paid						420	220
BHS \| Affiliated Entity \| Royalty Agreement and License \| ReStore
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Royalty expense						$ 96,000	$ 327,000
Number of days for termination notice						120 days
BHS \| Affiliated Entity \| Royalty Agreement and License \| Director \| ReStore
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of common stock outstanding (more than)			5.00%			5.00%
Broady Trust \| Affiliated Entity \| Stock Repurchase Agreement \| Director
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ratio of number of common stock shares to be repurchased in off-the-market private transaction		0.4105
Repurchase of common stock (in shares) \| shares	178,324
Aggregate price of common stock repurchased	$ 1,900,000
Sharng Holdings \| Aberdeen \| Shipment of Apparel Products
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent			40.00%			40.00%
Mr. Brody \| Aberdeen \| Shipment of Apparel Products
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent			40.00%			40.00%
Unrelated Third Party \| Aberdeen \| Shipment of Apparel Products
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent			20.00%			20.00%