CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 25, 2026	Jul. 26, 2025
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 128,676	$ 110,699
Merchandise inventories	51,164	51,424
Patronage dividend receivable	10,515	14,144
Income taxes receivable	1,148	5,265
Other current assets	20,674	19,223
Assets held for sale	0	4,354
Total current assets	212,177	205,109
Property, equipment and fixtures, net	329,947	322,889
Operating lease assets	233,409	252,291
Investment in Wakefern	32,207	32,207
Investments in real estate partnerships	21,407	21,701
Goodwill	24,190	24,190
Other assets	37,802	34,119
Total assets	1,008,439	1,003,711
Current liabilities:
Operating lease obligations	22,037	21,585
Finance lease obligations	1,120	1,037
Current portion of long-term debt	9,370	9,370
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	38,664	33,177
Accrued wages and benefits	30,650	32,004
Income taxes payable	0	297
Total current liabilities	182,099	181,269
Operating lease obligations	222,654	241,216
Finance lease obligations	17,215	18,243
Long-term debt	47,134	48,621
Pension liabilities	3,052	3,284
Other liabilities	21,073	18,709
Liabilities	493,541	511,747
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, no par value: Authorized 10,000 shares, none issued	0	0
Retained earnings	452,534	423,690
Accumulated other comprehensive income	3,931	4,453
Total shareholders' equity	514,898	491,964
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	1,008,439	1,003,711
Related Party
Current assets:
Notes receivable from Wakefern	117,300	111,205
Current liabilities:
Notes payable to Wakefern	432	541
Accounts payable to Wakefern	79,826	83,258
Notes payable to Wakefern and other related parties	314	405
Long-term debt	92
Common Class A
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Stock	86,391	83,616
Treasury stock, Class A, at cost: 1,188 shares at April 25, 2026 and 997 shares at July 26, 2025	(28,628)	(20,465)
Common Class B
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Stock	$ 670	$ 670

Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).