Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2018

Inventories [Abstract]

Merchandise Inventories

Merchandise inventories, as of December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017, were valued as follows:

(dollars in thousands)		2018		2017
LIFO	$	211,911	$	221,777
Average cost		68,845		57,732
	$	280,756	$	279,509