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MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES
9 Months Ended
Apr. 25, 2015
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES
MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES

At both April 25, 2015 and July 26, 2014, approximately 65% of merchandise inventories are valued by the LIFO method while the balance is valued by FIFO.  If the FIFO method had been used for the entire inventory, inventories would have been $14,870 and $14,570 higher than reported at April 25, 2015 and July 26, 2014, respectively.