CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 24, 2026	Jan. 25, 2025
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 29,873	$ 29,697
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense	17,943	18,149
Share-based compensation expense	1,812	1,588
Deferred taxes	757	(47)
Provision to value inventories at LIFO	496	344
Gain on sale of property, equipment and fixtures	(22)	0
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Merchandise inventories	5,746	(3,502)
Patronage dividend receivable	8,012	10,255
Accounts payable to Wakefern	9,031	8,279
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	3,359	964
Accrued wages and benefits	(1,980)	(2,142)
Income tax receivables and payables	6,254	2,486
Other assets and liabilities	(2,501)	(5,119)
Net cash provided by operating activities	78,780	60,952
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(17,709)	(27,548)
Proceeds from the sale of assets	4,494	0
Investment in notes receivable from Wakefern	(4,152)	(4,298)
Investment in notes receivable related to New Markets Tax Credit financing	(4,431)	0
Investment in real estate partnership	0	(339)
Net cash used in investing activities	(21,798)	(32,185)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0	21
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	6,000	0
Debt issuance costs	(437)	0
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable to related parties	222	0
Principal payments of long-term debt	(5,602)	(5,468)
Dividends	(6,652)	(6,652)
Net cash used in financing activities	(6,469)	(12,099)
NET INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH	50,513	16,668
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	110,699	117,261
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD	161,212	133,929
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH  PAYMENTS MADE FOR:
Interest	1,709	1,972
Income taxes	6,415	10,989
NONCASH SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses	7,897	9,762
Lease obligations obtained in exchange for right-of-use assets	$ 175	$ 10,239