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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2011

NOTE 3—INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following:

(Dollars in thousands)	September 29, 2011	September 30, 2010
Inventories at FIFO cost:
Merchandise	$101,227	$110,331
Less adjustment to LIFO cost	(39,785)	(39,942)
Merchandise inventory at LIFO cost	61,442	70,389
Fuel	71,941	60,560
Total Inventories	$133,383	$130,949

The impact on merchandise cost of goods sold of LIFO inventory liquidations was not material for fiscal 2011 and 2010. We did not have any LIFO inventory liquidations during fiscal 2009.

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The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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